This may be attributed to the breakage of tight connections between retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells.[36] The involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor in the pathogenetic pathway is not supported by the occurrence of CME upon intravenous injection of bevacizumab.[37] Despite having completed 8 cycles of docetaxel prior to receiving albumin-bound paclitaxel, the patient did not exhibit any signs of macular cystoid edema. The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is cystoid macular edema.