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Intravitreal steroids and Eales disease.

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Mohammad Shahid Department of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Agha Hassan Feroze Department of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Mazhar Ishaq Department of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Mushtaq Ahmed Baig Department of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Sana Hassan Feroze Islamic International Medical Colleges, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Abstract
Eales` disease is an idiopathic retinal vasculitis common in Saudi Arabia effecting young adults, usually men. This chronic disorder is extremely difficult to treat. Treatment modalities in current practice are oral steroids, panretinal photocoagulation and pars plana vitrectomy. One eye of a diagnosed patient with Eales` disease at Vitreoretinal Clinics, Department Of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi was administered intravitreal triamcinolone. Preoperative and one month post operative fluorescein fundus angiograms were performed. The postoperative fluorescein fundus angiogram showed decreased perivascular leakage of the fluorescein dye as compared to the preoperative fluorescein fundus angiogram. Our report validated a similar report from the Indo-Pak subcontinent. Intravitreal triamcinolone appears to be a promising treatment modality for retinal vasculitis.
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Page(s) 208-209
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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Year: 2007

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