Two Cases of Corneal Neovascularization Improved by Electrocauterization and Subconjunctival Bevacizumab Injection.
10.3341/jkos.2017.58.8.981
- Author:
Jun Soo EUN
1
;
Kyong Jin CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. perfectcure@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bevacizumab;
Electrocautery;
Phlyctenular keratitis;
Rosacea keratitis
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Bevacizumab*;
Cornea;
Corneal Neovascularization*;
Corneal Opacity;
Diagnosis;
Electrocoagulation;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Female;
Humans;
Keratitis;
Ophthalmic Solutions;
Rosacea;
Sanitation;
Telescopes;
Visual Acuity;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2017;58(8):981-985
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report an experience of improving symptoms through treatment with electrocauterization and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection in two patients with keratitis accompanied by corneal neovascularization and opacity. CASE SUMMARY: (Case 1) A 20-year-old woman visited our institution complaining of binocular blurred vision and congestion for the previous 3 years. Her best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.07 in the right eye and 0.4 in the left eye (Han Chun-suk visual acuity chart, decimal). The diagnosis was bilateral rosacea keratitis. Antibiotics, steroid eye drops and oral antibiotics were administered, but no improvement was observed. Electrocauterization was performed at the origin of the neovascularization of the cornea and bevacizumab was injected at the peripheral subconjunctiva in the right eye. Thereafter the corneal neovascularization did not recur, corneal opacity was reduced, and BCVA improved to 0.5. (Case 2) A 19-year-old woman visited complaining of left eye congestion for the previous 3 years. Her BCVA was 1.0 in the right eye and 0.08 in the left eye.The diagnosis was phlyctenular keratitis of the left eye. Antibiotics, steroid eye drops and oral antibiotics were administered, but no improvement was observed. Therefore, electrocauterization and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection were performed in the cornea of the left eye, after which corneal neovascularization and opacity decreased. CONCLUSIONS: In these cases, we report improvement of symptoms after treatment with electrocauterization and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection after failed treatment of palpebral sanitation, antibiotic and steroid.
