Intravitreal bevacizumab treatment of macular edema due to optic disc vasculitis.

OBJECTIVE

To report the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab injection in treatment of macular edema in a case of optic disc vasculitis.

METHODS

Retrospective case review.

METHODS

A patient diagnosed with macular edema due to optic disc vasculitis was treated with intravitreal bevacizumab injection.

RESULTS

One week after injection, fundus appearance dramatically improved and macular edema regressed. The patient was followed up for 1 year after injection and there was no recurrence of macular edema.

CONCLUSIONS

This case suggests that intravitreal bevacizumab treatment might be effective in the management of macular edema in patients with optic disc vasculitis.