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Case Reports
. 2002 Feb;86(2):247-8.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.86.2.247.

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for macular oedema due to central retinal vein occlusion

Paul B Greenberg, Adam Martidis, Adam H Rogers, Jay S Duker, Elias Reichel
Case Reports

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for macular oedema due to central retinal vein occlusion

Paul B Greenberg et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Mid-phase fluorescein angiography of the left eye shows a central retinal vein occlusion with diffuse leakage and blockage secondary to retinal haemorrhage.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Optical coherence tomography of the left eye before first intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection demonstrating marked macular oedema with intraretinal cysts. (B) Resolution of macular oedema with restoration of normal foveal contour 6 weeks after intravitreal triamcinolone injection.
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