Retinal pigment epithelial tears after intravitreal bevacizumab injection for exudative age-related macular degeneration

Abstract

We report a series of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tears after intravitreal bevacizumab therapy for choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Retinal pigment epithelial tears were estimated to occur at an incidence of 1.6% in this patient population at our institution. Ophthalmologists should be aware of this rare but serious finding associated with exudative macular degeneration therapy.

Keywords

• Age-related macular degeneration
• bevacizumab
• choroidal neovascularization
• exudative
• vascular endothelial growth factor