TY  - JOUR
TI  - Secondary Glaucoma After Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant in The Patient with Macular Edema Secondary to Retinitis Pigmentosa
AB  - Macular edema can be occured in cases of retinitis pigmentosa. One of the treatment agent for cystoid macular edema secondary t o retinitis pigmentosa is intravitreal Ozurdex implant. Secondary glaucoma is one of the complication of intravitreal corticosteroid injection for macular edema. In this article the retinitis pigmantosa case with secondary glaucoma resistent to medical treatment after ozurdex implant for refractory macular edema is presented. To present a case with bilateral refractory macular edema secondary to retinitis pigmentosa improved glaucoma in one eye after one month following Ozurdex® (Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) implantation. Further studies are needed to confirm the safety and efficacy of intravitreal Ozurdex® for macular edema in retinitis pigmentosa.
AU  - DUMAN, Reşat
AU  - Duman, Rahmi
AU  - mutlu, melek
AU  - YAVAŞ, Guliz Fatma
AU  - ERTAN, Elif
DO  - 10.37845/ret.vit.2021.30.33
PY  - 2021
JO  - Retina-Vitreus
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SN  - 1300-1256
SP  - 190
EP  - 193
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/506063
ER  -