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. 2015 Sep 8:2:23.
doi: 10.1186/s40779-015-0050-5. eCollection 2015.

Dramatic resolution of vitreous hemorrhage after an intravitreal injection of dobesilate

Pedro Cuevas  1 , Luis Antonio Outeiriño  2 , Carlos Azanza  2 , Javier Angulo  3 , Guillermo Giménez-Gallego  4
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Dramatic resolution of vitreous hemorrhage after an intravitreal injection of dobesilate

Pedro Cuevas et al. Mil Med Res. .

Abstract

Vitreous hemorrhages are important clinical manifestations of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Non-cleared vitreous hemorrhages could lead to hemosiderosis bulbi and glaucoma. Here, we describe the case of a type 2 diabetic patient presenting anterior segment and vitreous hemorrhages that resolved three days after treatment with a single intravitreal injection of dobesilate.

Keywords: Dobesilate; Proliferative diabetic retinopathy; Vitreous hemorrhage.

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Efficacy of an intravitreal dobesilate injection to clear a vitreous hemorrhage in a diabetic patient. Photographs A and C were taken at presentation, and B and D were taken after 3 days of treatment. The non-recent and recent hemorrhages viewed at the presentation in the anterior segment (a) resolved after the treatment (b). At the presentation (c) the fundoscopy showed a blurred view of the retina caused by bleeding at the vitreous. After treatment (d), a clear view to the retina with residual blood was depicted. Note in B the abnormal appearance of the pupil due to luxation of the lens. The arrow indicates the paracentesis site
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