The Intraocular Pressure Rise Secondary to Subtenon's Injection of Triamcinolone After Intravitreal Injection. |
Wung Jae Kim, Young Hoon Park |
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. parkyh@catholic.ac.kr |
유리체내 트리암시놀론 주사 후 시행한 후테논낭하 트리암시놀론 주입술에서의 안압 상승 |
김웅재ㆍ박영훈 |
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea |
Correspondence:
Wung Jae Kim, M.D. |
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Abstract |
PURPOSE To evaluate the safety of posterior subtenon's injection of triamcinolone acetonide (PSTA) after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA). METHODS: We reviewed the charts of 34 patients who had previously treated with IVTA. Patients were categorized as steroid responder or non-responder. Responders were defined as having a relative intraocular pressure increase of 5 mmHg and absolute intraocular pressure greater than 24 mmHg. Relative risk of intraocular pressure was prospectively evaluated after PSTA. RESULT: Eighteen eyes were categorized as steroid responders after IVTA injection and sixteen eyes were categorized as non-responders. For the actual amount of increase in the intraocular pressures, the steroid responder group (39%) was shown to be statistically higher than the non-responder group (6%) (P=0.044). However, the mean pressure values did not show a significant difference (P>0.05). Only one eye required the use of glaucoma medications and the intraocular pressure remained normal after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: PSTA is a relatively safe treatment method after IVTA injection regardless of steroid responsiveness. |
Key Words:
Intraocular pressure;Subtenon injection;Triamcinolone acetonide |