Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Twenty-one patients with active GO [clinical activity score (CAS) > or = 4] and systemic thyroid disease under control were enrolled in this prospective pilot study. Peribulbar triamcinolone acetonide was injected in each orbit (42 eyes), in four doses of 20 mg at 2-week intervals. Ophthalmological examination including CAS evaluation, visual field, computerized tomography (CT) scan and digital photography were performed before and after treatment. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients (11 with moderate disease, 10 with ON) were enrolled in this study and followed for at least 14 months. Initial mean CAS was 6.38 +/- 1.49, which dropped to 1.8 +/- 1.12 after 6 months of treatment (P = 0.01; mean difference of 4.57 +/- 1.56; range 1-8 score points). ON was diagnosed in 10 patients. Of these, 66% improved with peribulbar triamcinolone exclusively. A transitory increase in intraocular pressure in two patients was controlled with topic medication. CONCLUSION: Peribulbar triamcinolone injections reduce the inflammatory signs of moderate GO, as measured by the CAS, and could also be used as an alternative treatment for ON. Randomized clinical trials are needed to compare the results of triamcinolone peribulbar injections to those of other treatment modalities.
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Authors | Marcela Bordaberry, Daniela L Marques, Julio C Pereira-Lima, Italo M Marcon, Helena Schmid |
Journal | Acta ophthalmologica
(Acta Ophthalmol)
Vol. 87
Issue 1
Pg. 58-64
(Feb 2009)
ISSN: 1755-3768 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18937809
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Glucocorticoids
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Glucocorticoids
(administration & dosage)
- Graves Ophthalmopathy
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Injections
- Intraocular Pressure
(drug effects)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Optic Nerve Diseases
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Orbit
- Pilot Projects
- Prospective Studies
- Retreatment
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
(administration & dosage)
- Visual Fields
(drug effects)
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