Fine-Needle Diathermy with Simultaneous Subconjunctival Bevacizumab

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To describe our experience of the use of subconjunctival bevacizumab in conjunction with fine-needle diathermy for the treatment of corneal vascularization. Methods: Retrospective analysis of cases treated between 2010 and 2013. Results: Those patients with corneal lipid deposition had good results following treatment with 3/5 cases requiring more than one session of treatment. A single patient with severe atopy and multiple previous failed penetrating keratoplasty underwent five sessions of treatment but his third graft subsequently also failed. Conclusion: Concurrent use of subconjunctival bevacizumab with FND gives good results in patients with lipid deposition; however, the management of cases with ongoing inflammatory processes is much more challenging.

Keywords:

• Cornel neovascularization
• fine-needle diathermy

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.