Tear of Retinal Pigment Epithelium following YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy in a Patient on Anti-VEGF Treatment for AMD:Six Months’ Follow-Up

Tear of Retinal Pigment Epithelium following YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy in a Patient on Anti-VEGF Treatment for AMD:Six Months’ Follow-Up

Purpose: To present a rare case of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) rupture following YAG laser posterior capsulotomy (YAG PC) in a patient with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Materials and Methods: An 85-year-old pseudophakic male patient on ranibizumab 0.5 mg/0.05 ml treatment d...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Vardarinos, Theodoros Empeslidis, Kumar Periysamy, Nardine Menassa, Fatema Shahid, Shamreen Uppal, James Deane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Retinal pigment epithelium tear
YAG Laser
Age-related macular degeneration
Pigment epithelial detachment rupture
Ranibizumab
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/339856

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