Fine-Needle Diathermy with Simultaneous Subconjunctival Bevacizumab.

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.