Short-term Effectiveness of Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection for Refractory Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 1731-1737, 2016.
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Dans Coréen
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-36594
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the short-term efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA) injection for the treatment of macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) refractory to intravitreal bevacizumab injections.METHODS:
This retrospective, observational study included 23 eyes of 23 patients with macular edema secondary to BRVO. The patients with macular edema unresponsive to 2 or more consecutive monthly intravitreal bevacizumab injections were treated with IVTA. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central foveal thickness (CFT) based on optical coherence tomography were evaluated before IVTA and 1 month and 3 months after IVTA injections.RESULTS:
All patients were previously treated with 3.4 ± 1.2 intravitreal bevacizumab injections. The IVTA injection was performed at 4.3 ± 1.7 weeks after the last bevacizumab injection. The logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution (log MAR) BCVA was also decreased from 0.61 ± 0.45 to 0.52 ± 0.35 after 1 month and to 0.58 ± 0.37 after 3 months of IVTA, although without statistical significance (p = 0.114 and 0.412, respectively). Eight eyes (34.8%) showed more than 3 lines improvement of BCVA and 4 eyes (17.4%) showed stable BCVA increasing 2 lines or less. CFT was significantly improved from 512 ± 166 µm to 310 ± 139 µm after 1 month and to 324 ± 159 µm after 3 months of IVTA injections (p = 0.014 and 0.031, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
IVTA was beneficial in some patients with macular edema secondary to BRVO refractory to intravitreal bevacizumab therapy. This study indicates that IVTA could be considered as a treatment option for refractory macular edema associated with BRVO.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Veine centrale de la rétine
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Rétinal
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Occlusion veineuse rétinienne
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Triamcinolone
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Acuité visuelle
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Oedème maculaire
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Études rétrospectives
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Tomographie par cohérence optique
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Étude d'observation
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Bévacizumab
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Année:
2016
Type:
Article
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