Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient
To report the use of intravitreal dexamethasone implant and its short-term efficacy in a pediatric patient with Coats' disease. A 7-year-old patient was referred to the clinic because of decreased visual acuity in the right eye of 10-month duration. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400. Fund...
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| author | Salcedo Hugo Ricardo M Vasquez Fitha Lalaleo Elvia Mariana |
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| description | To report the use of intravitreal dexamethasone implant and its short-term efficacy in a pediatric patient with Coats' disease. A 7-year-old patient was referred to the clinic because of decreased visual acuity in the right eye of 10-month duration. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400. Funduscopic examination showed evidence of Stage 2B Coats' disease. The patient underwent treatment with laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injection of bevacizumab, and intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant. During the 10-month follow-up, there was no evidence of side effects. Anatomical resolution was evident on funduscopic examination and macular optical coherence tomography, with best-corrected visual acuity being 20/60. Intravitreal dexamethasone implant was effective during the 10-month follow-up; providing improvement in visual acuity without any side effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4bc01d34ae149cd99ce30ba9db251cb2022-12-21T19:15:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology2666-49092022-01-0141151510.4103/pajo.pajo_125_21Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patientSalcedo Hugo RicardoM Vasquez FithaLalaleo Elvia MarianaTo report the use of intravitreal dexamethasone implant and its short-term efficacy in a pediatric patient with Coats' disease. A 7-year-old patient was referred to the clinic because of decreased visual acuity in the right eye of 10-month duration. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400. Funduscopic examination showed evidence of Stage 2B Coats' disease. The patient underwent treatment with laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injection of bevacizumab, and intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant. During the 10-month follow-up, there was no evidence of side effects. Anatomical resolution was evident on funduscopic examination and macular optical coherence tomography, with best-corrected visual acuity being 20/60. Intravitreal dexamethasone implant was effective during the 10-month follow-up; providing improvement in visual acuity without any side effects.http://www.thepajo.org/article.asp?issn=2666-4909;year=2022;volume=4;issue=1;spage=15;epage=15;aulast=Ricardocoats' diseaseintravitreal dexamethasone implantozurdex |
| spellingShingle | Salcedo Hugo Ricardo M Vasquez Fitha Lalaleo Elvia Mariana Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology coats' disease intravitreal dexamethasone implant ozurdex |
| title | Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient |
| title_full | Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient |
| title_fullStr | Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient |
| title_short | Use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of Coats disease in a pediatric patient |
| title_sort | use of the dexamethasone implant as an adjunct in the treatment of coats disease in a pediatric patient |
| topic | coats' disease intravitreal dexamethasone implant ozurdex |
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