This blog post is about a 78-year-old woman with Syfovre eye problems involving vision loss in the first part of 2023. This Syfovre side effects case was reported in “Retinal vasculitis following intravitreal pegcetacoplan administration”, a medical journal article that appeared in the March 2024 edition of the American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports.
From the Abstract for this relatively recent article about some Syfovre eye problems leading to vision loss:
Purpose: To describe a case of retinal vaso-occlusive vasculitis with associated lid edema and conjunctivitis following intravitreal [Syfovre (pegcetacoplan)] administration in a patient with geographic atrophy (GA).
Observation: A 78 year old Caucasian woman presented with complaints of lid edema, conjunctival injection, loss of vision, and mild ocular discomfort eleven days after receiving an intravitreal [Syfovre (pegcetacoplan)] injection in the left eye for geographic atrophy. Visual acuity on presentation was decreased to 20/400 from 20/200 previously in that eye….
From the Conclusion part of that March 2024 medical journal article about this Syfovre eye problems case:
Being vigilant after the administration of intraocular pegcetacoplan and encouraging prompt evaluation of patients who present with new symptoms post injection is critical. Prompt treatment with topical, local, systemic corticosteroids is critical to control the inflammatory response to prevent further visual loss.
We are handling Syfovre drug injury lawsuits for people who developed retinal vasculitis or retinal vascular occlusion causing loss of vision or blindness after their Syfovre injection. These Syfovre lawsuits would be filed against Apellis Pharmaceuticals, the drug company responsible for Syfovre — not the person’s eye doctor.
Perhaps you know a person who has had a loss of vision after getting a Syfovre injection in their eye. In that situation, this person must contact a lawyer to handle their Syfovre case to get legal compensation for the Syfovre drug injury they have suffered. Syfovre loss of vision lawsuits are being filed as individual cases. There will not be any Syfovre class actions for people who have experienced any loss of vision due to Syfovre.
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