Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab
Ilias Georgalas, Dimitris Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Tservakis, Chrysanthi Koutsandrea, Ioannis Ladas“G.Gennimatas” Hospital of Athens, NHS, Athens, GreeceAbstract: We report a case of a patient with age-related macular degeneration, who had undergone trabeculectomy nine y...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dove Medical Press
2008-11-01
|
| Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/severe-hypotony-and-filtering-bleb-leak-after-intravitreal-injection-o-a2637 |
| _version_ | 1818384292969971712 |
|---|---|
| author | Ilias Georgalas Dimitris Papaconstantinou Ioannis Tservakis Chrysanthi Koutsandrea Ioannis Ladas |
| author_facet | Ilias Georgalas Dimitris Papaconstantinou Ioannis Tservakis Chrysanthi Koutsandrea Ioannis Ladas |
| author_sort | Ilias Georgalas |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Ilias Georgalas, Dimitris Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Tservakis, Chrysanthi Koutsandrea, Ioannis Ladas“G.Gennimatas” Hospital of Athens, NHS, Athens, GreeceAbstract: We report a case of a patient with age-related macular degeneration, who had undergone trabeculectomy nine years earlier, and developed severe hypotony and bleb leak after treatment with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab. Although the incident is rare, in patients with longstanding filtering blebs, who need treatment with antivascular endothelial growth factors, close follow-up may be advocated, since the occurrence of bleb rupture could lead to permanent vision loss.Keywords: trabeculectomy, ranibizumab, age-related macular degeneration |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-14T03:19:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-837cbeedb4f945d48a8bf218cfa4e22b |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1176-6336 1178-203X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-14T03:19:57Z |
| publishDate | 2008-11-01 |
| publisher | Dove Medical Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| spelling | doaj.art-837cbeedb4f945d48a8bf218cfa4e22b2022-12-21T23:19:03ZengDove Medical PressTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management1176-63361178-203X2008-11-012009default1719Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumabIlias GeorgalasDimitris PapaconstantinouIoannis TservakisChrysanthi KoutsandreaIoannis LadasIlias Georgalas, Dimitris Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Tservakis, Chrysanthi Koutsandrea, Ioannis Ladas“G.Gennimatas” Hospital of Athens, NHS, Athens, GreeceAbstract: We report a case of a patient with age-related macular degeneration, who had undergone trabeculectomy nine years earlier, and developed severe hypotony and bleb leak after treatment with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab. Although the incident is rare, in patients with longstanding filtering blebs, who need treatment with antivascular endothelial growth factors, close follow-up may be advocated, since the occurrence of bleb rupture could lead to permanent vision loss.Keywords: trabeculectomy, ranibizumab, age-related macular degenerationhttp://www.dovepress.com/severe-hypotony-and-filtering-bleb-leak-after-intravitreal-injection-o-a2637 |
| spellingShingle | Ilias Georgalas Dimitris Papaconstantinou Ioannis Tservakis Chrysanthi Koutsandrea Ioannis Ladas Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| title | Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab |
| title_full | Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab |
| title_fullStr | Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab |
| title_short | Severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab |
| title_sort | severe hypotony and filtering bleb leak after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab |
| url | http://www.dovepress.com/severe-hypotony-and-filtering-bleb-leak-after-intravitreal-injection-o-a2637 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT iliasgeorgalas severehypotonyandfilteringblebleakafterintravitrealinjectionofranibizumab AT dimitrispapaconstantinou severehypotonyandfilteringblebleakafterintravitrealinjectionofranibizumab AT ioannistservakis severehypotonyandfilteringblebleakafterintravitrealinjectionofranibizumab AT chrysanthikoutsandrea severehypotonyandfilteringblebleakafterintravitrealinjectionofranibizumab AT ioannisladas severehypotonyandfilteringblebleakafterintravitrealinjectionofranibizumab |