Abstract
Purpose
To compare clinical outcomes after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide or bevacizumab for the treatment of macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion.
Methods
Sixty-six patients received an intravitreal injection of either triamcinolone acetonide or bevacizumab. Patients were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty-three out of 66 patients were treated with an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide, while the other 33 patients received a bevacizumab injection. All patients underwent a visual acuity test, optical coherence tomography imaging and ophthalmoscopic examination throughout the follow-up.
Results
In the triamcinolone group, central macular thickness (CMT) decreased from 496.69±153.01 μ m at baseline to 313.06±150.14 μ m at the six-month follow-up visit, while in the bevacizumab group, CMT decreased from 441.30 ± 185.79 μ m to 295.67 ± 188.80 μ m (p<0.05). In the triamcinolone group, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved from logMAR 0.92 ± 0.70 at baseline to logMAR 0.53 ± 0.43 at the six-month follow-up visit, and in the bevacizumab group, BCVA improved from logMAR 0.74 ± 0.47 to logMAR 0.34 ± 0.33 (p<0.05).
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Table 1.
Triamcinolone group (n=33) | Bevacizumab group (n=33) | p value | |
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Age (yr) | 58.15 ± 10.67 | 57.61 ± 10.01 | 0.83 |
Gender (M:F) | 12:21 | 15:18 | 0.68 |
Baseline BCVA* (logMAR) | 0.92 ± 0.70 | 0.74 ± 0.47 | 0.32 |
Baseline CMT† (μ m) | 496.69 ± 153.01 | 441.30 ± 185.79 | 0.21 |
Table 2.
Triamcinolone group (n=33) |
Bevacizumab group (n=733) |
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BCVA* (logMAR) | CMT† (μ m) | BCVA* (logMAR) | CMT† (μ m) | |
Baseline | 0.92 ± 0.70 | 496.69 ± 153.01 | 0.74 ± 0.47 | 441.30 ± 185.79 |
1 month | 0.53 ± 0.37‡ | 237.19 ± 102.15‡ | 0.37 ± 0.38‡ | 256.08 ± 121.73‡ |
3 months | 0.65 ± 0.57‡ | 325.44 ± 152.32‡ | 0.49 ± 0.47‡ | 273.80 ± 118.15‡ |
6 months | 0.53 ± 0.43‡ | 313.06 ± 150.14‡ | 0.34 ± 0.33‡ | 295.67 ± 188.80‡ |