Case Report

Spontaneous Hyphema during Ibrutinib Treatment in a CLL Patient

Table 1

Summary of ocular findings observed with ibrutinib.

ReferenceAge (years)Duration of ibrutinib treatmentInitial symptomsOphthalmologic findingsTreatmentOutcome

Bohn et al. [7]651 dayBilateral blurring of visionUveitisIbrutinib discontinued; significant improvement after local and oral steroidsClinical improvement
Bohn et al. [7]649 months1-week blurring of vision and photophobia, with 3-day hyphemaUveitisResponded poorly with local steroids while continuing ibrutinib and with significant improvement when ibrutinib was discontinuedClinical improvement
Chiu et al. [2]601 yearBilateral increase in floatersUveitisIbrutinib continued; resolved with topical steroidsClinical improvement
Chiu et al. [2]632 yearsLeft eye floatersUveitis and cystoid macular edemaIbrutinib continued; responded well with topical and oral steroids initially, but with relapses of uveitis with cystoid macular edemaClinical improvement, but with relapses
Chiu et al. [2]691 year and 6 monthsRight eye loss of vision and floatersUveitisIbrutinib was discontinued temporarily but restarted after a trial of topical and IV steroidsClinical improvement
Chiu et al. [2]663 years3-week history of bilateral floatersUveitisIbrutinib continued; responded well with topical steroidsClinical improvement
Saenz-de-Viteri and Cudrnak [8]674 weeks4-week history of bilateral blurry visionCystoid macular edemaIbrutinib continued at a normal dose; responded well with topical steroids and NSAIDSClinical improvement
Ben-Avi et al. [9]73Over 3 yearsLeft eye decreased in visionCystoid macular edemaIbrutinib was discontinued; responded well with topical steroids and NSAIDSClinical improvement
Kolomeyer et al. [10]756 monthsBlurring of vision after cataract surgeryAnterior chamber fibrinoid syndrome after cataract extractionUnknown if ibrutinib was continued; responded well with topical steroids after 2 weeksClinical improvement