Journal article
Retinal vascular caliber changes after intravitreal triamcinolone treatment for diabetic macular edema
SS Wickremasinghe, SL Rogers, MC Gillies, M Zhu, TY Wong
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science | Published : 2008
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1678
Abstract
PURPOSE. To describe the changes in retinal vascular caliber in response to a single injection of intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA) in patients with refractory diabetic macular edema. METHODS. Prospective data from a randomized clinical trial were used. The effects of IVTA versus sham injections in patients with refractory diabetic macular edema were evaluated in a randomized clinical trial involving 69 eyes of 43 patients. Of these, 28 eyes (15 IVTA and 13 sham) of 21 patients had gradable retinal photographs at the baseline and 3-month follow-up visit for analysis in the present study. Retinal vascular caliber was measured from digital fundus photographs and summarized as central retinal a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by grants from the Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation, the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Diabetes Australia Research Trust and the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia).