Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Inflammatory Neovascularization of the Lens after Traumatic Open Globe Injury

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2020 May 18;28(4):699-702. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1609048. Epub 2019 Jul 3.

Abstract

To describe a case of inflammatory neovascularization of the lens after open globe injury.

Case report.

A 57-year-old man presented with severe inflammation, posterior synechiae with traumatic cataract, and thick neovascularization of the intralenticular and anterior lens capsule after open globe injury in the left eye. We administered an intravitreal bevacizumab injection and performed cataract surgery with synechiolysis 1 month later.

Inflammation after open globe injury may present as intralenticular neovascularization. Before cataract surgery for traumatic cataract with intralenticular neovascularization, the use of intravitreal bevacizumab injection was ineffective.

Keywords: Inflammatory neovascularization; Intralenticular neovascularization; Intravitreal bevacizumab; Lens neovascularization; Open globe injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Bevacizumab / administration & dosage*
  • Cataract / diagnosis
  • Cataract / etiology*
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / complications*
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Intravitreal Injections
  • Lens, Crystalline / blood supply*
  • Lens, Crystalline / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / drug therapy
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / etiology
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Visual Acuity*

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Bevacizumab
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor