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Triamcinolone a useful adjunct during vitrectomy for RD in macular hole
Intraoperative injection of triamcinolone acetonide aided surgeons in performing vitrectomy for retinal detachment due to macular hole in highly myopic eyes, according to a recent publication.
The synthetic steroid may facilitate removal of the epiretinal membrane around the macular hole and separation of the residual vitreous cortex from the retina in these eyes, according the study authors.
Narumichi Yamamoto, MD, and colleagues at Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital performed pars plana vitrectomy in six patients with retinal detachment due to a macular hole in a highly myopic eye. Triamcinolone acetonide was injected over the posterior pole after separation of the posterior hyaloid.
Upon injection, the entire epiretinal membrane and residual vitreous cortex could be visualized in all patients, the authors said. Successful reattachment was performed without retinal damage in all cases. No complications relating to the use of triamcinolone acetonide were encountered.
The study is published in Ophthalmologica.