Intravitreal triamcinolone in the treatment of serous pigment epithelial detachment and occult choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2005 May-Jun;15(3):415-419. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2008.3735.

Abstract

Purpose: To report two cases of occult choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and serous pigment epithelial detachment (PED) treated with intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT) injections.

Methods: Interventional case reports.

Results: Both patients showed an increase in visual acuity and a complete flattening of the PED at 10 months (Case 1) and 4 months (Case 2) after IVT injections. No complications or adverse effects are reported.

Conclusions: Future studies should be designed to investigate if IVT can effectively influence the clinical and functional outcome of eyes with serous PED and occult CNV secondary to age-related macular degeneration, for which at the moment no treatment has been shown to be effective.