گزارش يك مورد درمان ادم سيستوييد ماكولا در بيمار مبتلا به رتينيت پيگمنتوزا با تزريق داخل زجاجيه اي تريامسينولون

Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for Treatment of Cystoid Macular Edema due to Retinitis Pigmentosa; a Case Report

Purpose: To report treatment with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) in a patient with cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Case Report: A 22-year-old male patient with RP presented with progressive visual loss. Visual acuity was 9/10 in the right eye and 10/10 in the left eye without refractive error. Examination revealed CME in the right eye. After failure of treatment with oral acetazolamide and reduction of visual acuity to 6/10, intravitreal injection of 4 mg triamcinolone acetonide was performed in the right eye. Six weeks later, macular edema resorbed and visual acuity improved to 10/10. Conclusion: IVTA may be useful for selected cases of CME related to retinitis pigmentosa. Further study on a larger number of patients is warranted to assess the efficacy of this treatment.