Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injection for neovascular glaucoma

J Glaucoma. 2007 Aug;16(5):437-9. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3180457c47.

Abstract

Neovascular glaucoma is a secondary glaucoma with grave prognosis which follows ischemic retinal disorders in the majority of cases. Mediators that induce new vessel formation such as the vascular endothelial growth factor-A seem to play a key role in the pathophysiology of this condition. Herein, we report 2 cases with neovascular glaucoma secondary to ischemic central retinal vein occlusion who received treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) a nonselective antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor-A. Both patients demonstrated dramatic short-term response in terms of intraocular pressure reduction and regression of neovascularization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Bevacizumab
  • Glaucoma, Neovascular / drug therapy*
  • Glaucoma, Neovascular / etiology
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / complications
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / immunology
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitreous Body

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • VEGFA protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Bevacizumab