Central retinal vein occlusion following intravitreal injections: a case series highlighting multifactorial risk
Michael Antonietti, Carolina Mercado, William E. Smiddy, Stephen G. Schwartz · 2025
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Description
Michael Antonietti and co-authors report three cases of retinal vein blockage after eye injections in this 2025 paper. Injections into the eye are standard care for macular degeneration. A blocked central retinal vein is a rare but grave side event.
Each case followed a different drug, spanning three treatment classes. All three patients carried several body-wide vessel risk factors already. No eye inflammation or vessel inflammation showed on examination. Vision stayed poor in each case despite follow-up anti-growth-factor treatment. None grew the dreaded pressure complication during observation. Timing varied too much to pin blame on the shots, so the authors stress whole-body vessel health.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael Antonietti, Carolina Mercado, William E. Smiddy, Stephen G. Schwartz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |