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Zi Qiang Wu1, Jingjing Huang, Srinivas Sadda
11.Center for Advanced Eye Care, Carson City, NV, USA 2.Department of Glaucoma,State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510060, China 3.Doheny Retina Institute, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Purpose:
Selective laser trabeculoplasty, a relatively novel treatment for open angle glaucoma, is frequently associated with mild post-operative intraocular inflammation.
Methods:
We report two uncommon cases of cystoid macular edema within a few weeks of routine selective laser trabeculoplasty.
Results:
Visual acuities and macular thicknesses of the two cases returned to baseline after medical treatment, but in one case, the cystoid macular edema persisted for months.
Conclusion:
Cystoid macular edema after selective laser trabeculoplasty is fortunately a rare complication, but it might be more common in patients with predisposing factors, and it can be resistant to treatment.
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