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Rita Ehrlich
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)
17y
Cohort studyRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2009

Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization secondary to presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

Rita Ehrlich, Thomas A Ciulla, Raj Maturi … Alon Harris
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OphthalmologyCohort study

Bevacizumab-treated eyes had better visual acuity at 3 months.

Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization secondary to presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

Rita Ehrlich … Alon Harris
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2009
Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization resulting from presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

Methods

This is a chart review of retrospective consecutive case series in which intravitreal bevacizumab (1.25 mg) was injected into 24 eyes with choroidal neovascularization resulting from presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

n = 24 eyes
20/55
Results
20/55
average ability to see clearly was better after 3 months
n = 24 eyes
More results

The average number of bevacizumab injections was 6.8 injections/year.

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Conclusion

Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab seems to be an effective treatment for choroidal neovascularization resulting from presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

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