Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy is seen frequently in patients with systemic hypertension and is usually asymptomatic. An acute rise in blood pressure may lead to exudative changes in the form of macular edema, hemorrhages, and serous macular detachment that can lead to visual decline. The authors report p...
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| description | Hypertensive retinopathy is seen frequently in patients with systemic hypertension and is usually asymptomatic. An acute rise in blood pressure may lead to exudative changes in the form of macular edema, hemorrhages, and serous macular detachment that can lead to visual decline. The authors report prompt resolution of exudative changes in a case of hypertensive retinopathy following intravitreal bevacizumab. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35c6dfb6a88043e4be7f8db3954232652022-12-21T18:25:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892018-01-0166101494149510.4103/ijo.IJO_214_18Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathySrikant PadhyVinod KumarHypertensive retinopathy is seen frequently in patients with systemic hypertension and is usually asymptomatic. An acute rise in blood pressure may lead to exudative changes in the form of macular edema, hemorrhages, and serous macular detachment that can lead to visual decline. The authors report prompt resolution of exudative changes in a case of hypertensive retinopathy following intravitreal bevacizumab.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=10;spage=1494;epage=1495;aulast=PadhyBevacizumabdisc edemahypertensive retinopathymacular edemaserous macular detachment |
| spellingShingle | Srikant Padhy Vinod Kumar Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Bevacizumab disc edema hypertensive retinopathy macular edema serous macular detachment |
| title | Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy |
| title_full | Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy |
| title_fullStr | Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy |
| title_short | Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy |
| title_sort | dramatic response to intravitreal bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy |
| topic | Bevacizumab disc edema hypertensive retinopathy macular edema serous macular detachment |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=10;spage=1494;epage=1495;aulast=Padhy |
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