The response pattern of intravitreal triamcinolone injection for non-AMD macular edema.

dc.contributor.authorBhurayanontachai, Patamaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRatanasukon, Mansingen_US
dc.contributor.authorMa-a-lee, Arindaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T22:01:36Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T22:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-06en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of functional and anatomical responses after intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA) for macular edema in diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, uveitis, and macular telangiectasia. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A Retrospective interventional study was carried out between January 2004 and July 2006. Thirty-eight eyes from 36 patients who had undergone an IVTA injection for macular edema from etiologies other than age-related macular degeneration (non-AMD macular edema) were included in the present study. Visual improvement and retinal thickness were the main outcomes. Potential complications, including increased intraocular pressure (IOP), intraocular bleeding, and postoperative endophthalmitis were also recorded. RESULTS: The mean pre-operative logarithm of Minimum Angle of Resolution (logMAR) visual acuity (VA) was 1.0 with an average macular thickness of 463.2 +/- 141.4 microns and mean IOP of 12.9 +/- 2.7 mmHg. The macular thickness rapidly decreased in the first week after an injection with a trough at two months (p < 0.001) and began to rise thereafter. The overall VA started to improve significantly at one month and lasted for two months. The IOP significantly increased from the mean baseline during the first two months in 31.6%, which could be controlled only by the medication. No other serious complications were observed. CONCLUSION: IVTA has the potential to improve both functional and anatomical outcomes in non-AMD macular edema. The decrease in macular thickness occurs from one week after an injection but the visual function improves more slowly and has a short-time effect.en_US
dc.description.affiliationRetina Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. tpatama@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationBhurayanontachai P, Ratanasukon M, Ma-a-lee A. The response pattern of intravitreal triamcinolone injection for non-AMD macular edema. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2009 Jan; 92(1): 58-63en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/45816
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshDiabetic Retinopathy --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGlucocorticoids --administration & dosageen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInjectionsen_US
dc.subject.meshIntraocular Pressureen_US
dc.subject.meshMacular Edema --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshRetinal Vein Occlusion --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.subject.meshTriamcinolone --administration & dosageen_US
dc.titleThe response pattern of intravitreal triamcinolone injection for non-AMD macular edema.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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