Intravitreal ranibizumab as adjuvant treatment for neovascular glaucoma

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia

Flavia Gazze Ticly¹  Rodrigo Pessoa Cavalcanti Lira¹  Enzo Augusto Medeiros Fulco¹  José Paulo Cabral De Vasconcelos¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Campinas Department of Ophthalmology Campinas SP ,Brasil

关键词: Neovascular;    glaucoma;    Chemotherapy;    adjuvante;    Intraocular pressure;    Intravitreal injections;    Antibodies;    monoclonal;    Case reports;    Glaucoma neovascular;    Quimioterapia adjuvante;    Pressão intraocular;    Injeções intravítreas;    Anticorpos monoclonais;    Relatos de casos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72802013000200010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this study was to describe a prospective case series of 5 eyes treated with intravitreal ranibizumab injection for neovascular glaucoma (NVG). Five patients with clinically uncontrolled NVG secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (4 patients) and central retinal vein occlusion (1 patient), non-responsive to maximal tolerable medication and panretinal photocoagulation, received intravitreal ranibizumab injection (0.5 mg). Patients were seen at 1st, 3rd and 7th day after the ranibizumab injection and when it was necessary. Success was defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) 21, despite maximal tolerable medication, underwent trabeculectomy with 0.5mg/ml mitomycin C (MMC) for 1 minute. Failure was defined as IOP > 21 mmHg, phthisis bulbi, loss of light perception or additional glaucoma surgery. The primary outcome was 6-month IOP control. Mean IOP before the ranibizumab injection was 37 mmHg (7 mmHg SD). Two out of five eyes underwent only ranibizumab injection, having an IOP control after the procedure. Three patients were submitted to trabeculectomy with MMC on the 7th day after the injection. At 6-month follow-up, the mean IOP was 12mmHg (3 mmHg SD). All eyes showed regression of rubeosis iridis and IOP control. Visual acuity improved in 2 eyes worsened in 1 eye, and remained stable in 2 eyes. These data suggest that intravitreal ranibizumab injection may be a useful tool in the treatment of NVG.

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