			Home About us Contact

Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection (intravitreal + triamcinolone_acetonide_injection)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Medical Sciences	100%

Selected Abstracts

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for acute non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy,

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY, Issue 6 2008
Aylin Yaman
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy is the most common optic neuropathy of the elderly, characterised by unilateral, sudden, painless visual loss. No effective treatment has been proven to reverse or limit the course of this disease. We evaluated the role of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection in eyes with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Four eyes of four patients with acute NAION received a single intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide (4 mg). The time between visual loss and intravitreal injection varied between four and 10 days. Mean age of patients was 57.25 years (range, 44 to 77 years). All patients experienced some visual gain. No complications related to the injection were observed during the following three months. Intravitreal triamcinolone injection may offer help in limiting the damage in this small group of patients with a relatively short history of visual loss due to NAION. [source]

Macular function after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for diabetic macular oedema

ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, Issue 5 2010
Murat Karacorlu
Abstract. Purpose:, We aimed to evaluate the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) on macular function in patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO). Methods:, Eleven eyes in 11 patients with DMO were enrolled. In each eye, at baseline and at 30 days after IVTA injection, logMAR visual acuity (VA), macular sensitivity, fixation stability and fixation location by MP-1 microperimetry and optical coherence tomography (OCT) foveal thickness were assessed. Results:, Thirty days after IVTA injection, eyes with DMO showed a significant (p < 0.001) reduction in foveal thickness and significant (p < 0.01) increases in logMAR VA and MP-1 retinal sensitivity (p < 0.001). There was also significant (p = 0.046) improvement in fixation location and some improvement in fixation stability, although the latter was not significant (p = 0.08). Conclusions:, In eyes with DMO, short-term improvement in retinal sensitivity and fixation properties can be achieved by IVTA injection. [source]

Photodynamic therapy with intravitreal application of triamcinolone acetonide in age-related macular degeneration: functional results in 54 patients

ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, Issue 2 2009
Adjoa Frimpong-Boateng
Abstract. Purpose:, This study aimed to investigate the functional results, efficacy and complications after photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA) in patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods:, A retrospective analysis of clinical data for 54 patients with CNV resulting from AMD was carried out. All patients had a follow-up of 12 months. The patients were treated with standardized PDT and IVTA (4 mg) as a first-line treatment or following PDT failure. Visual acuity (VA), greatest linear diameter (GLD) of the CNV and foveal thickness were evaluated. Results:, Mean VA at baseline was 0.8 logMAR (0.4,1.4). After 12 months VA improved (> 2 lines) in 20.4% of patients and stabilized (± 2 lines) in 64.8%. There was no statistical significance in VA outcome between patients undergoing first-line treatment and patients with PDT failure; however, fewer PDT treatments were required to stop CNV activity in patients undergoing first-line treatment. At 12 months, a reduction in foveal thickness was seen in 67.7% of patients and a reduction in CNV GLD in 32.7%. Complications occurred in 22% of patients and included a transient rise in intraocular pressure, cataract and sterile hypopyon. Conclusions:, Our analysis shows that fewer PDT treatments were required to stop CNV activity when triamcinolone was used as first-line treatment. We can thus conclude that PDT combines synergistically with IVTA and the combination may lead to a cost reduction compared with PDT therapy alone. The overall complication rate of 22% is high and must be compared with complication rates caused by new intravitreal anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) drugs in combination with PDT. [source]

Use of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection in unilateral idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis

CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, Issue 5 2005
Kenneth KW Li MRCS
Abstract Idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis (IJT) is one of the primary retinal telangiectasia that can result in visual impairment attributed to resultant cystoid macular oedema and rarely, choroidal neovascularization. The authors herein report successful treatment using intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in a case of unilateral IJT that did not respond to prior laser photocoagulation. Serial optical coherence tomography was used to monitor the effectiveness of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of IJT. [source]