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Intravitreal triamcinolone in the treatment of serous retinal detachment in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

PURPOSE: To report the use of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide during the acute phase of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. DESIGN: Prospective interventional case series. METHODS: Three eyes from two patients at the acute phase of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease with serous retinal detachments were treated with a 4-mg intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide. The following variables were evaluated: visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and height of the serous retinal detachment using optical coherence tomography. RESULTS: The optical coherence tomography images showed a marked decrease in the retinal detachment in the first week after the injection with subsequent return to normal retinal thickness in all eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide provides short-term improvement in visual acuity and serous retinal detachments associated with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. These findings should be followed by future studies to evaluate long-term effects.[1]

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  1. Intravitreal triamcinolone in the treatment of serous retinal detachment in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. Andrade, R.E., Muccioli, C., Farah, M.E., Nussenblatt, R.B., Belfort, R. Am. J. Ophthalmol. (2004) [Pubmed]
 
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