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Table 1 Cases of occlusive retinal vasculitis following IVI

From: Bilateral occlusive retinal vasculitis secondary to intravitreal faricimab injection: a case report and review of literature

Author

Study design

Year

Number of cases

Age

Sex

Laterality

Indication

IVI agent

Number of injections

Other IVI

Onset

Initial VA

Treatment regime

Final VA

Baxter et al. [12]

Case report

2015

1

83

F

Right

BRVO

Ranibizumab

2

Nil

16 h

HM

Vitrectomy: 2

IV antibiotics

PO prednisolone

Laser therapy

Gas tamponade

Sub triamcinolone

20/200 (4 w)

Jain et al. [19]

Case report

2020

1

92

F

Left

AMD

Brolucizumab

3

Multiple bevacizumab, ranibizumab, aflibercept

16 d

CF

Top prednisolone

Haug et al. [16]

Case report

2020

2

88

F

Both

AMD

Brolucizumab

1

Right: 26 ranibizumab

Left: 21 ranibizumab

4 w

Right: 20/40

Left: 20/50

Top prednisolone

IV dexamethasone

Baumal et al. [11]

Retrospective case series

2020

15

77.6

F: 12

AMD

Brolucizumab

1.4

27.5

30.3 d

20/191

Top prednisolone Top difluprednate

PO valacyclovir

IV solumedrol

20/136 (25 d)

Iyer et al. [18]

Case report

2020

1

76

F

Right

AMD

Ranibizumab

3

Multiple bevacizumab, ranibizumab, aflibercept

1 w

20/200

Top prednisolone

PO methylprednisolone

Vitrectomy

IV triamcinolone

Witkin et al. [23]

Retrospective case series

2020

26

79.1

F: 22

M: 3

Right: 13

Left: 13

Brolucizumab

1 injection: 11

2 injections: 11

3 injections: 4

39

26 d

20/151

Top steroids: 24

PO steroids: 11

IV steroids: 5

Vitrectomy: 4

Observation: 2

IV antibiotics: 1

Antiviral: 2

20/243 (53 d)

Mones et al. [22]

Post hoc analysis

2021

23

AMD

Brolucizumab

25.5 d

Takada et al. [27]

Case report

2021

1

77

M

Right

AMD

Brolucizumab

1

19 ranibizumab

33 aflibercept

2 m

Top betamethasone

Walter et al. [28]

Retrospective case series

2021

1

AMD

Brolucizumab

Aziz et al. [10]

Retrospective chart review

2021

1

AMD

Brolucizumab

Khanani et al. [6]

Randomised double-masked, phase 3A study

2022

7

AMD

Brolucizumab

Kusuhara et al. [21]

Case report

2022

1

75

F

Right

AMD

Brolucizumab

1

1 aflibercept

3 w

20/400

Top betamethasone

PO prednisolone

PO kallidinogenase

PO aspirin

20/25 (5 w)

Kim et al. [26]

Retrospective chart review

2023

1

71

M

Left

AMD

Brolucizumab

1

6 ranibizumab

25 aflibercept

6 w

CF

PO prednisolone

Top prednisolone

Sub triamcinolone

PO DAPT

20/200 (3 w)

Zubrikcy et al. [25]

Retrospective chart review

2023

2

AMD

Brolucizumab

Tadayoni et al. [29]

Multicentered prospective single-arm study

2023

4

AMD

Brolucizumab

Wykoff et al. [24]

Phase 3, double-masked, active-controlled randomised clinical trial

2023

7

DME

Brolucizumab

2

DME

Aflibercept

Hirano et al. [17]

Case report

2023

1

68

M

Right

DME

Brolucizumab

3

1 m

20/32

Top betamethasone

Sub triamcinolone

Top brimonidine

Top dorzolamide

Bodaghi et al. [13]

Prospective phase IIIb single arm multicenter studies

2023

2

Brolucizumab

Gillies et al. [14]

Retrospective chart review

2023

2

Brolucizumab

Grewal et al. [15]

Retrospective case series

2024

9

AMD

Brolucizumab

Li et al. [8]

Case report

2024

2

96

F

Both

AMD

Faricimab

1

Right: 15 ranibizumab, 38 aflibercept

Left: 21 aflibercept

18 d

Right: 20/160

Left: CF

Top dexamethasone

Top brinzolamide

PO prednisolone

Right: 20/160 (7 w)

Left: CF (7 w)

Chen et al. [9]

Case report

2024

1

73

M

Left

PCV

Faricimab

2

0

2 w

20/50

IV dexamethasone

  1. IVI = intravitreal injections; VA = visual acuity; F = female; M = male; BRVO = branch retinal vein occlusion; AMD = age-related macular degeneration; DME = diabetic macular oedema; h = hour; d = day; w = week; m = month; HM = hand motion; CF = counting fingers; IV = intravitreal; PO = oral; Sub = subtenon; Top = topical; DAPT = dual-antiplatelet therapy; PCV = polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy