Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Fifteen eyes of 15 patients with macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion (Group 1) who received 8 mg/0.2 ml of intravitreal triamcinolone injection as primary treatment were retrospectively evaluated. The control group (Group 2) consisted of 19 eyes of 19 patients who had received laser treatment for macular edema. The main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and macular edema map values of Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph II. RESULTS: In Group 1, mean visual acuity improved significantly from a mean logMAR (logarithm of minimal angle of resolution) value of 0.98+/-0.19 at baseline to a maximum of 0.24+/-0.24 during a mean follow-up time of 6.3 months. In the control group, the mean baseline log-MAR visual acuity before laser treatment was 1.02+/-0.22, and it was 0.50+/-0.28 at 6-month examinations. Mean improvement in visual acuity at 1-, 3-, and 6-month examinations was significantly higher in Group 1 when compared with the control group (for each, p<0.001). The mean edema map value of Group 1 significantly decreased by 40% at 6-month examinations when compared with preinjection value (p<0.001). In Group 1, mean increase in intraocular pressure elevation was 19.8% at the 1-month, 26.9% at 3-month, and 5.7% at 6-month visits, but intraocular pressures were under control with topical antiglaucomatous medications. CONCLUSIONS:
|
Authors | A Ozkiris, C Evereklioglu, K Erkiliç, O Ilhan |
Journal | European journal of ophthalmology
(Eur J Ophthalmol)
2005 Jan-Feb
Vol. 15
Issue 1
Pg. 96-101
ISSN: 1120-6721 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15751246
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
|
Chemical References |
- Glucocorticoids
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
|
Topics |
- Aged
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Injections
- Intraocular Pressure
- Macular Edema
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
(complications, drug therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
(therapeutic use)
- Visual Acuity
- Vitreous Body
|