Klinika oczna
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A case report of a twenty-year-old man with quiescent, idiopathic intermediate uveitis in his right eye treated with systemic corticosteroids and persistent cystoid macular edema, admitted for further treatment due to chronic reduction in visual acuity, is presented. A therapy involving intravitreal injections of ranibizumab (Lucentis), followed by bevacizumab (Avastin) was started, leading to transient improvement of visual acuity and edema reduction confirmed in optical coherent tomography. A de cision of switching to intravitreal aflibercept (Eylea) was made. After a single intravitreal injection of aflibercept, a complete and sustained resolution of macular edema was achieved. aflibercept, uveitis, cystoid macular edema.
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Open globe injuries complicated with the presence of an intraocular foreign body constitute a vision threatening condition. ⋯ Surgical intervention with pars plana vitrectomy combined with intraocular foreign body removal and cataract extraction may preserve severely traumatized eyes and maintain or even improve vision. ocular trauma, vitrectomy, intraocular foreign body.