Author:
Arapi Ilir,Neri Piergiorgio,Giovannini Alfonso,Grezda Arjeta
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Diabetic papillopathy is a rare diagnosis of exclusion characterized by unilateral or bilateral optic disc edema with variable degrees of visual loss. Although the visual prognosis has been generally reported as favorable, the presence of severe disc edema associated with macular edema prompts the need for treatment. We present a specific and unreported therapeutic approach consisting of intravitreal aflibercept and subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injections in two patients with evidence of diabetic papillopathy and macular edema.
Case presentation
In the first case, a 60-year-old Caucasian woman affected by type II diabetes mellitus presented with fundoscopic evidence of sequential bilateral optic disc edema associated with acute severe visual loss in both eyes. The second patient, a diabetic 57-year-old Caucasian male, presented with sudden painless visual loss in his left eye. Multimodal imaging and systemic findings correlated towards an infrequent diagnosis of diabetic papillopathy. In a period of 5–7 weeks after treatment, both patients experienced almost full visual and anatomical recovery. A steady situation was observed at 12 months of follow-up.
Conclusions
Both our cases displayed a severe grade of optic disc edema, which was optimally reversed with intravitreal aflibercept and subtenon triamcinolone acetonide leading to a relatively rapid and safe improvement in visual acuity.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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