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Decanted steroid, prophylactic IOP-lowering drugs treat macular edema in patients without glaucoma
Decanted high-dose intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide, combined with prophylactic glaucoma medication, can be used to safely treat macular edema in non-glaucomatous eyes, according to a study.The retrospective study included 65 eyes of 58 patients with macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion who received a total of 120 intravitreal injections of 20-mg decanted Kenalog (triamcinolone acetonide, Bristol-Myers Squibb). Twenty-nine patients received more than one injection, with a minimum of 3 months between injections.