Optical coherence tomography evaluation of macular edema after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in patients with parafoveal telangiectasis

Cakir M., Kapran Z., Basar D., YILDIRIM C. A., Eroglu F., Perente I.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.16, no.5, pp.711-717, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/112067210601600508
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.711-717
  • Keywords: parafoveal telangiectasis, IVTA, OCT, IDIOPATHIC JUXTAFOVEAL TELANGIECTASIS, SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION, RETINAL TELANGIECTASIS, INTRAOCULAR INJECTION, PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

PURPOSE. Parafoveal telangiectasis (PT) is a developmental or acquired microvascular abnormality of the macula. Leakage of the abnormal parafoveal capillaries leads to macular edema with subsequent decrease in visual acuity. Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide is recently widely used in the management of intraocular proliferative, edematous, and neovascular diseases.