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Ranibizumab for coloboma-related choroidal neovascular membrane in a child. J AAPOS 2009 Dec;13(6):616-7

Date

12/17/2009

Pubmed ID

20006832

DOI

10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.09.009

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-71649098769 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   17 Citations

Abstract

Optic nerve and retinochoroidal coloboma are caused by incomplete closure of the embryonic fissure during fetal development.(1) Affected patients carry a risk for retinal detachment and less so for choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVM) secondary to the altered anatomy. Because of the rarity of this condition and the even more unusual occurrence of such complications, there are only a few case reports on the treatment of coloboma-related CNVM. Herein we report the results of ranibizumab and laser photocoagulation for coloboma-related CNVM in a child.

Author List

Goodwin P, Shields CL, Ramasubramanian A, Brown GC, Shields JA

Author

Aparna Ramasubramanian MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Choroid
Choroidal Neovascularization
Coloboma
Combined Modality Therapy
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Infant
Injections
Laser Coagulation
Male
Prognosis
Ranibizumab
Retina
Retreatment
Vitreous Body