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Effect of intravitreal dexamethasone implant on the contralateral eye: a case report
Ashish Sharma1, Jay Sheth, Rangasamy J Madhusudan
1Lotus Eye Care Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Purpose:
To describe the effect of unilateral intravitreal injection of 0.7-mg dexamethasone implant on the other eye.
Methods:
Interventional case report and literature review.
Results:
A 54-year-old woman with bilateral, refractory, clinically significant macular edema was given an intravitreal injection of 0.7-mg dexamethasone sustained release implant in the right eye. The central foveal thickness improved in both the eyes with recurrence of edema after 16 weeks in both the eyes.
Conclusion:
An intravitreal dexamethasone injection seems to have bilateral effect after unilateral injection.
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