J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2005 Oct;46(10):1747-1750.

A Case of Intralenticular Triamcinolone Complicated by Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hgonyu@snu.ac.kr
  • 2Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of intralenticular triamcinolone complicated by intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection. METHODS: A 56-year-old man who presented with lens opacity in the right eye following IVTA injection as a treatment for the central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema was referred to our clinic. RESULTS: The visual acuity in his right eye was hand motion, which was not corrected. A slit lamp examination showed that the intralenticular crystalloid powder in the right eye was likely triamcinolone acetonide. Intralenticular crystalloid powder was detected during the phacoemulsification and the posterior capsule of the lens had been already ruptured. CONCLUSIONS: Lens opacity can be complicated by IVTA through intralenticular injection of triamcinolone acetonide.

Keyword

Intravitreal triamcinolone injection; Lens opacity

MeSH Terms

Cataract
Hand
Humans
Macular Edema
Middle Aged
Phacoemulsification
Posterior Capsule of the Lens
Retinal Vein
Triamcinolone Acetonide*
Triamcinolone*
Visual Acuity
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide
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