Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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: 2013  |  Volume : 61  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 179--182

Traumatic chorioretinal folds treated with intra-vitreal triamcinolone injection


Kook Young Kim1, Hyung-Woo Kwak1, Moosang Kim2, Seung-Young Yu1 
1 Department of Ophthalmology, KyungHee University Medical Center, College of Medicine, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Address:
Seung-Young Yu
Department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul, Korea, Postal code: 130-872
Korea

A 34-year-old male visited the hospital due to decreased visual acuity in the left eye following an injury from a car accident. In the left eye, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was hand motion and intraocular pressure (IOP) was 8 mmHg. Choroidal vasodilation and chorioretinal folds were observed by spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Topical and systemic steroid treatments did not improve the chorioretinal folds. Twelve months after the injury, intra-vitreal triamcinolone (4 mg/0.1 ml) was injected. Six months after intra-vitreal triamcinolone injection, BCVA in the left eye had improved to 20/100. Fundus examination showed improvement in retinal vascular tortuosity and SD-OCT revealed improvements in choroidal vasodilation and chorioretinal folds. Intra-vitreal triamcinolone injection (IVTI) was effective against traumatic chorioretinal folds with no recurrence based on objective observation by fundus photography and SD-OCT.


How to cite this article:
Kim KY, Kwak HW, Kim M, Yu SY. Traumatic chorioretinal folds treated with intra-vitreal triamcinolone injection.Indian J Ophthalmol 2013;61:179-182


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Kim KY, Kwak HW, Kim M, Yu SY. Traumatic chorioretinal folds treated with intra-vitreal triamcinolone injection. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2013 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];61:179-182
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