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- Title
Recurrence of Diabetic Macular Edema After Intravitreous Injection of Triamcinolone Following Vitrectomy.
- Authors
Yuka Shimonagano; Norihito Doi; Yoshihiro Noda; Akinori Uemura; Taiji Sakamoto
- Abstract
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effects of intravitreous triamcinolone acetonide (TA) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods We studied a prospective interventional case series. TA was injected intravitreously after PPV in 28 eyes (PPV+TA group). Eyes with DME that met the same criteria and had been treated with PPV alone (29 eyes) were used as controls. The best-corrected visual acuity (VA) and foveal thickness determined by optical coherence tomography were followed up for over 12 months in both groups. Chronological changes of VA and foveal thickness between the groups were evaluated. Results In the PPV+TA group, VA had improved at 1 month, but worsened after 3 months. Improvement of foveal thickness was found until 3 months, but not after 6 months. In controls, both VA and foveal thickness continued to improve. The VA of the PPV+TA group was significantly better than that of the controls at 1 and 3 months (P = 0.007 and 0.015, respectively). The foveal thickness of the PPV+TA group was significantly less than that of controls at 1 month (P = 0.0004). These differences became insignificant thereafter, and foveal thickness became significantly worse in the PPV+TA group than in the controls at 12 months (P = 0.0002). Conclusion Although adjunctive use of TA after PPV for DME improved VA and foveal thickness, the effect was transient and foveal thickness increased significantly compared with the PPV alone group at 12 months postoperatively. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2007;51:278–284 @ Japanese Ophthalmological Society 2007
- Subjects
TRIAMCINOLONE acetonide; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS body surgery; DIABETIC retinopathy; DIABETES complications
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007, Vol 51, Issue 4, p278
- ISSN
0021-5155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10384-007-0443-4