J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2023 Nov;64(11):1115-1119. 10.3341/jkos.2023.64.11.1115.

A Case of Transient Posterior Capsular Opacity After Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection

• Park HY
• Kim DY
• Yang JY
• Kim H

• KMID: 2547877
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2023.64.11.1115

Abstract

Purpose
We are reporting a case of transient posterior capsular opacity after intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin^®, Roche Pharma Schweis AG, Zurich, Switzerland) injection in a phakic patient.
Case summary
A 34-year-old man visited our clinic with sudden blurred vision in his left eye one day after the intravitreal injection for central serous chorioretinopathy. His visual acuity was 1.0 before the injection and decreased to 0.1 at the presentation. On slit-lamp examination, a snow-flake appearance opacity was noted behind the posterior capsule. No newly appearing lesion was presented on fundus exam, so topical antibiotics and steroid eyedrops were continued. One week after the injection, the visual acuity improved to 1.0 and posterior capsular opacity remained but decreased. Five weeks after the injection, the posterior capsular opacity resolved. Fundus exam revealed improved but persistent subretinal fluid, so he overwent another intravitreal injection. The posterior capsular opacity did not recur for seven months.
Conclusions
Iatrogenic lens damage or the turbidity formed by medication can cause a posterior capsular opacity after intravitreal injection. If structural damage is uncertain, close monitoring is needed and ultimately, cataract surgery may be required for chronic crystalline lens opacity.

Keyword

Crystalline lens, Iatrogenic damage, Intravitreal injection