Subtenon vs intravitreal triamcinolone injection in diabetic macular edema: A prospective study in chinese population

Authors

  • Dawei Luo Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China
  • Bijun Zhu Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China
  • Zhi Zheng Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China
  • Haidong Zhou Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China
  • Xiaodong Sun Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China
  • Xun Xu Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.304.4810

Keywords:

Diabetic Retinopathy, Intravitreal, Macular Edema, Subtenon, Triamcinolone.

Abstract

Objective: Purpose of this study was to validate that Subtenon (SB) Triamcinolone (TA) injection is an alternative to Intravitreal (IV) Triamcinolone (TA) injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME).

Methods: Forty eyes were selected having DME due to type 1 or type 2 diabetes. All the patients were treated with photocoagulation. IVTA was administered in one eye and SBTA in following eye of same patient. Improvement in visual acuity, macular edema and intraocular pressure was assessed before treatment and on 2nd, 4th, 8th and 12th week after treatment.

Results: After administration of IVTA, MVA was reduced from baseline value (0.805

Author Biographies

Dawei Luo, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Bijun Zhu, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Zhi Zheng, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Haidong Zhou, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Xiaodong Sun, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Xun Xu, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, NO.140 Hanzhong Road, 210029, China

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200080,China

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Published

2014-06-06

How to Cite

Luo, D., Zhu, B., Zheng, Z., Zhou, H., Sun, X., & Xu, X. (2014). Subtenon vs intravitreal triamcinolone injection in diabetic macular edema: A prospective study in chinese population. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.304.4810

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2014): July - August 2014 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles