RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sustained Intraocular Pressure Elevation After Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab and Ranibizumab Associated with Trabeculitis
Matthew Sniegowski, Naresh Mandava , Malik Y Kahook*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 28
Last Page: 29
Publisher ID: TOOPHTJ-4-28
DOI: 10.2174/1874364101004010028
Article History:
Received Date: 22/2/2010Revision Received Date: 8/3/2010
Acceptance Date: 31/3/2010
Electronic publication date: 22/06/2010
Collection year: 2010

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Abstract
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents are frequently used to treat a variety of ocular neovascular diseases. While agents like bevacizumab and ranibizumab appear to be safe and effective, there have been reports of severe intraocular inflammation as well as sustained elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) after single or multiple intravitreal injections of these protein-based therapeutics. The true mechanism leading to inflammation and/or sustained spikes in IOP remains unknown. We report a patient with sustained IOP elevation and kerato-precipitates on the trabecular meshwork after multiple injections of both bevacizumab and ranibizumab. We propose that monomer antibodies, aggregated proteins, or other high molecular weight molecules might lead to inflammation in the trabecular meshwork and subsequent elevation in IOP.