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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;245(12):1873-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00417-007-0637-y. Epub 2007 Sep 5.

Intravitreal bevacizumab as initial treatment for choroidal neovascularization associated with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome

Alfredo Adán  1 , Manuel Navarro, Ricardo P Casaroli-Marano, Santiago Ortiz, Juan José Molina
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Case Reports

Intravitreal bevacizumab as initial treatment for choroidal neovascularization associated with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome

Alfredo Adán et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization in a patient with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) who was treated with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) as initial treatment.

Methods: A 23-year-old woman with POHS presented with sudden dimness of vision and metamorphopsia in the right eye. The patient was examined with ophthalmoscopy, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Results: Fundus examination, fluorescein angiography, and OCT of the right eye revealed a juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization. Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab was performed with a postoperative improvement of visual acuity and resolution of the distortion.

Conclusions: This case report describes a case of juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with POHS that responded remarkably well to intravitreal injection of bevacizumab.

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