Purpose: To describe a case of severe bilateral granulomatous uveitis caused by treatment with faricimab. Methods: A single case was reviewed. Results: A 79-year-old woman with diabetic macular edema developed severe uveitis OU 16 days after bilateral intravitreal (IVT) injections of faricimab. The patient’s visual acuity (VA) was hand motions OD and 20/400 OS. She refused IVT antibiotics at bedside but consented to an emergency pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) OU. The laboratory workup for infectious and autoimmune etiologies was unremarkable, as were bacterial and fungal cultures from the PPV. High-dose systemic steroids were initiated after surgery. The patient’s VA recovered to 20/30 OD and 20/25 OS. Conclusions: Reports of severe uveitis resulting from injections of faricimab have been documented. We describe a unique case in which the patient with granulomatous uveitis OU experienced a significant decline in vision. With high-dose systemic steroid therapy and surgical intervention, her VA recovered to near baseline.
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