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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of patient age on intraocular pressure (IOP) response after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA). DESIGN: Interventional case series. METHODS: A total of 164 outpatients (164 eyes) aged 21 to 80 years (mean, 56.8 years), presenting with exudative age-related maculopathy (51) or macular edema of various etiologies (113), received IVTA (4 mg/0.1 ml). The primary outcome measure was IOP elevation >21 mm Hg. Patients were re-evaluated at one week, and one, three, and six months. RESULTS: The mean baseline IOP was 15.07 mm Hg; the mean rise was 6.6 mm Hg. IOP >21 mm Hg was observed in 42 (25.6%) patients. In the age group
