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Case Reports
. 2004 Jan;88(1):154-5.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.88.1.154.

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for ischaemic macular oedema caused by branch retinal vein occlusion

S D M Chen, J Lochhead, C K Patel, P Frith
Case Reports

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for ischaemic macular oedema caused by branch retinal vein occlusion

S D M Chen et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jan.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Transit phase of the fluorescein angiogram of the right eye demonstrates an inferotemporal branch retinal vein occlusion with capillary non-perfusion and a broken foveal ring. (B) Late phase fluorescein angiogram showing macular oedema.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Optical coherence tomography of the left eye before first intravitreal triamcinolone injection demonstrating marked macular oedema with intraretinal cysts. (B) Resolution of macular oedema with restoration of normal foveal contour 2 weeks after intravitreal triamcinolone injection.
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