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21st Annual Meeting of the German Retina Society and 8th Symposium of the International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT)

German Retina Society
International Society of Ocular Trauma

19.06. - 22.06.2008, Würzburg

Anti-VEGF therapy for CNV after closed trauma

Meeting Abstract

  • Ekaterina Chentsova - Moscow/Russia
  • N. Leparskaya - Moscow/Russia
  • V. Tankovskiy - Moscow/Russia
  • R. Gundorova - Moscow/Russia

Retinologische Gesellschaft. International Society of Ocular Trauma. 21. Jahrestagung der Retinologischen Gesellschaft gemeinsam mit dem 8. Symposium der International Society of Ocular Trauma. Würzburg, 19.-22.06.2008. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2008. DocISOTRG2008V061

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.egms.de/en/meetings/rg2008/08rg063.shtml

Published: June 18, 2008

© 2008 Chentsova et al.
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Outline

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The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Avastin in the treatment of CNV after eye contusion.

Methods: Clinical study of 3 eyes (3 patients) with CNV after eye contusion. CNV formation happened in a month after trauma. Contusion trauma took place 3-6 months ago. All patients were men at the age of 30-40 years. Visual acuity was between 20/200 and 20/100. Intravitreous Avastin 0.2 mg was administered every 6 weeks (2 injections). Mean follow-up after last injection 6 months. OCT scans were made before and after intravitreal injection of Avastin. Fundus examination and OCT discovered the postcontusion central break of uvea.

Results: Visual acuity impoved after fist injection in all cases 20/40. After second injection there were improvement in 2 patients 20/32-and 1 patient 20/25. Macular edema decreased in all cases from 564 µm to about 230 µm, subretinal blood resolved and CNV was scarring in all cases.

Conclusions: Avastin is well tolerated and efficacious in the treatment of CNV in case of central break of uvea after contusion.