Cystoid macular edema associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis resolved by a dexamethasone intravitreal implant.

نویسندگان

  • Yüksel Totan
  • Emre Güler
  • Fatma B Guragaç
  • Mehmet S Dervisogullari
  • Aylin Tenlik
  • Ibrahim F Hepsen
چکیده

Uveitis, glaucoma, and cystoid macular edema frequently develop in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The authors describe a case of cystoid macular edema associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis that had not responded to intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and bevacizumab but improved significantly following intravitreal injection with a dexamethasone 0.7 mg implant.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus

دوره 51 Online  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014