Abstract
A 15-year-old male was presented with blurred vision in his right eye for 2 weeks. The patient had a history of looking with the right eye for 5-6 s at a distance of 20 cm from green laser beam (class 3a, 5 mW, 532 nm). Dilated fundus examinations revealed a yellow lesion in the right eye, resulting in loss of foveal reflection at the fovea. Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) images and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans were compatible with active classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV). A single dose of intravitreal aflibercept was performed to the right eye, and at the 1st month after the injection, the best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/100 from 20/200. FFA showed staining of the scar with no leakage, and OCT revealed scar formation. At the follow-up visits, during 38-month follow-up, no CNV activity was observed. Intravitreal aflibercept may be an appropriate treatment option in cases with laser pointer injury-induced CNV.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), 146-148
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Keles, A., & Karaman, S. K. (2020). Intravitreal aflibercept treatment for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), 146-148. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019
MLA 9
Keles, Ali, and Suleyman Korhan Karaman. "Intravitreal aflibercept treatment for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 13, no. 3, 2020, pp. 146-148. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019.
Chicago (author–date)
Keles, Ali, and Suleyman Korhan Karaman. 2020. "Intravitreal aflibercept treatment for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 13 (3): 146-148. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019.
Harvard
Keles, A. and Karaman, S. K. (2020) 'Intravitreal aflibercept treatment for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), pp. 146-148. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019.
Vancouver
Keles A, Karaman SK. Intravitreal aflibercept treatment for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020;13(3):146-148. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019
IEEE
A. Keles, and S. K. Karaman, "Intravitreal aflibercept treatment for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 146-148, 2020, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_10_2019.