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Korean J Ophthalmol · Oct 2012
Case ReportsA case of cystoid macular edema associated with Paclitaxel chemotherapy.
- Dong Sik Ham, Joo Eun Lee, Hyun Woong Kim, and Il Han Yun.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- Korean J Ophthalmol. 2012 Oct 1; 26 (5): 388-90.
AbstractWe encountered a patient with cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to paclitaxel use. A 57-year-old man presented with gradual decreased bilateral vision. His chemotherapeutic regimen consisted of bevacizumab, paclitaxel (175 mg/m(2) for 5 months), and carboplatin. Optical coherence tomography imaging revealed bilateral CME greater than 500 µm. However, one year later, visual acuity was improved, best-corrected Snellen visual acuity was 40 / 80 in each eye, and CME was spontaneously improved. Our study confirmed that macular edema associated with paclitaxel use shows spontaneous resolution and improvement of visual acuity after a change of chemotherapeutic regimen.
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