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[Bilateral papillary edema associated to immunotherapy]

Cédric Orban1, Maxime Dequinze1

  • 1Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgique.

Revue Medicale De Liege
|August 3, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Combined immunotherapy improves outcomes for metastatic melanoma but can cause side effects. This case highlights a severe visual impairment due to papillary edema, a rare complication of this treatment.

Keywords:
ImmunotherapyMelanomaPapillary edemaSide effects

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