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. 2010 Aug;88(5):558-63.
doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01497.x. Epub 2009 Apr 27.

Macular function after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for diabetic macular oedema

Murat Karacorlu  1 , Hakan Ozdemir, Fevzi Senturk, Serra Arf Karacorlu, Omer Uysal
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Macular function after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for diabetic macular oedema

Murat Karacorlu et al. Acta Ophthalmol. 2010 Aug.
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Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) on macular function in patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO).

Methods: Eleven eyes in 11 patients with DMO were enrolled. In each eye, at baseline and at 30 days after IVTA injection, logMAR visual acuity (VA), macular sensitivity, fixation stability and fixation location by MP-1 microperimetry and optical coherence tomography (OCT) foveal thickness were assessed.

Results: Thirty days after IVTA injection, eyes with DMO showed a significant (p<0.001) reduction in foveal thickness and significant (p<0.01) increases in logMAR VA and MP-1 retinal sensitivity (p<0.001). There was also significant (p=0.046) improvement in fixation location and some improvement in fixation stability, although the latter was not significant (p=0.08).

Conclusions: In eyes with DMO, short-term improvement in retinal sensitivity and fixation properties can be achieved by IVTA injection.

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