Steroid implants in the treatment of post-epiretinal membrane peel macular oedema
1 February 2018
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Central retinal thickness, Dexamethasone implant, Fluocinolone acetonide implant, Intravitreal steroid implants, Long-term outcome, Macular pucker surgery, Membrane peeling, Pars plana vitrectomy, Persistent macular edema
This is a retrospective review of 39 eyes of 37 patients treated with Ozurdex® (intravitreal dexamethasone implant) for persistent post-operative cystoid macular oedema (CMO) following vitrectomy and idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) peeling. The 0.7mg implant was injected in each eye...