Anti VEGF for post op CME- Boon or Bane!

Abstract

Cataract surgery has advanced in techniques and instrumentation over the years, but complications such as cystoid macular edema (CME) do occur even after uneventful surgery. The incidence of pseudophakic CME (detected by optical coherence tomography) is 30%–40% after uncomplicated phaco cataract surgeries. Risk factors for the development of CME include prolonged duration of surgery, iris handling and diabetes. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment of postoperative inflammation and CME. In certain situations where steroids are contraindicated anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents are used as the second line agents for the treatment of CME. Here, we describe a case of postoperative uveitis with CME which showed good response with single dose intravitreal anti-VEGF injection-Bevacizumab.

Keywords

• anti-vascular endothelial growth factor
• bevacizumab
• corticosteroids
• cystoid macular edema
• phacoemulsification