Ultrasound Biomicroscopy of Patients With Hemorrhagic Complications Following Intravitreal Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injection
<b>Purpose:</b> To describe a case series of patients who experienced hemorrhagic complications following intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections. <b>Methods:</b> In a small case series of 3 patients with retinal disorders, imaging with ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) was performed within 1 day following anti-VEGF injection. <b>Results:</b> The first patient had a mild vitreous hemorrhage, and UBM demonstrated a suspected needle track through the pars plana; the hemorrhage cleared spontaneously. The second patient had a dense vitreous hemorrhage as well as hyphema, and UBM demonstrated a suspected needle track through the pars plicata; the hemorrhage did not clear and the patient was subsequently treated elsewhere with pars plana vitrectomy. The third patient had a subconjunctival hemorrhage but no vitreous hemorrhage, and UBM demonstrated no definite evidence of a needle track. <b>Conclusion:</b> In some patients with vitreous hemorrhage following anti-VEGF injection, a suspected needle track may be imaged with UBM within 1 day following injection.
Authors
- Michael Antonietti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-1396)
- Lazaro Aguero
- Harry W. Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9990-7467)
- Stephen G. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1441-9473)
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264251364011
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71