We present a case of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) related cystoid macular edema (CME) refractory to oral acetazolamide and topical ketorolac that was treated with intravitreal and subtenon depot triamcinolone. A 32-year-old male with RP presented with complaints of bilateral decrease in visual acuity. His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/50 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye. Af...

PURPOSE Cystoid macular edema (CME) is associated with the use of prostaglandin eye drops after cataract surgery. The study aim was to report on the treatment of two CME patients with subtenon triamcinolone injections. METHODS Case one was a 70-year-old woman who underwent uneventful cataract surgery. Travoprost was administrated at 10 weeks after surgery, and CME occurred at 13 weeks after s...

BACKGROUND To assess the efficacy of the intravitreal (IVT) injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide (TA) as compared to posterior subtenon (SBT) capsule injection for the treatment of cystoid diabetic macular edema. METHODS Fourteen patients with type II diabetes mellitus and on insulin treatment, presenting diffuse cystoid macular edema were recruited. Before TA injection all focal lakes were t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate intraoperative subtenon triamcinolone acetonide (TA) as an adjunct to Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation. DESIGN Retrospective comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS Forty-two consecutive cases of uncontrolled glaucoma undergoing AGV implantation: 19 eyes receiving intraoperative subtenon TA and 23 eyes that did not receive TA. METHODS A retrospective chart revie...

purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of subtenon injection of botulinum toxin a (dysport) in acute 6th nerve palsy. methods: this randomized clinical trial was performed on 28 patients with 6th nerve palsy of less than 3 months’ duration without history of extraocular muscles abnormality. ophthalmic examinations included visual acuity, degree of eye deviation, slitlamp biomicroscopy and funduscopy...

Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of posterior sub-tenon methyl prednisolone in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, No class 1 study has shown any conclusive medical or surgical treatment for non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Efficacy of systemic or intravitreal steroids was suggested by some studies. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety...

OBJECTIVE Purpose of this study was to validate that Subtenon (SB) Triamcinolone (TA) injection is an alternative to Intravitreal (IV) Triamcinolone (TA) injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). METHODS Forty eyes were selected having DME due to type 1 or type 2 diabetes. All the patients were treated with photocoagulation. IVTA was administered in one eye and SBTA in foll...

bitis can progress very rapidly— often in a matter of hours—and even with appropriate surgical and antibiotic treatment, it can be fatal or result in serious complications. Escardo et al reported a case of orbital cellulitis caused by F necrophorum that required 3 urgent surgical interventions and 30 days of intravenous antibiotic treatment. Despite this intensive treatment, the patient’s visio...