A Case of Intralenticular Triamcinolone Complicated by Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection.
- Author:
Tae Wan KIM
1
;
Sung Pyo PARK
;
Hyeong Gon YU
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hgonyu@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intravitreal triamcinolone injection;
Lens opacity
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Hand;
Humans;
Macular Edema;
Middle Aged;
Phacoemulsification;
Posterior Capsule of the Lens;
Retinal Vein;
Triamcinolone Acetonide*;
Triamcinolone*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2005;46(10):1747-1750
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of intralenticular triamcinolone complicated by intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection. METHODS: A 56-year-old man who presented with lens opacity in the right eye following IVTA injection as a treatment for the central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema was referred to our clinic. RESULTS: The visual acuity in his right eye was hand motion, which was not corrected. A slit lamp examination showed that the intralenticular crystalloid powder in the right eye was likely triamcinolone acetonide. Intralenticular crystalloid powder was detected during the phacoemulsification and the posterior capsule of the lens had been already ruptured. CONCLUSIONS: Lens opacity can be complicated by IVTA through intralenticular injection of triamcinolone acetonide.
