Sudden visual loss after intravitreal triamcinolone
Thushanthi Ramakrishnan1, Kira Michalova, Anthony Jh Hall
1From the *Department of Ophthalmology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; and †Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Purpose:
To report a case of sudden loss of vision after intravitreal triamcinolone for the management of cystoid macular edema secondary to a central retinal vein occlusion with subsequent development of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
Method:
Retrospective case report.
Conclusion:
The pathophysiology of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) still remains controversial. Our report does not allow any conclusion about a direct causal relationship, however we postulate a contributory role of intrvitreal triamcinolone in the development of NAION in our patient.
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