Abstract | PURPOSE: We report a case of a foveal macroaneurysm with long-standing macular edema in a rare location, successfully treated with intravitreal ranibizumab. METHODS: RESULTS: His best-corrected visual acuity improved from 1/10 to 3/10 after the 3rd injection, and from 1/10 to 4/10 after the 6th one. The central retinal thickness was evaluated by optical coherence tomography and improved from 310 to 233 μm, with the resolution of both the associated serous detachments and the cystoid macular edema; an almost complete reabsorption of the hard exudates at the end of the treatment was also observed. The macroaneurysm lumen almost obliterated after the 3rd injection and completely collapsed at the end of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal ranibizumab may be effective in the treatment of long-standing macular edema associated with foveal macroaneurysms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a retinal macroaneurysm located so close to the foveal avascular zone.
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Authors | Carlos Menezes, Rui Carvalho, Carla Teixeira, José Alberto Lemos, Rita Gonçalves, Pedro Coelho, André Lima |
Journal | Case reports in ophthalmology
(Case Rep Ophthalmol)
2015 May-Aug
Vol. 6
Issue 2
Pg. 170-5
ISSN: 1663-2699 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 26120315
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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