| Immediate Natural Course of IOP after IVTA and The Effect of Preoperative Ocular Massage. |
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Hyun Kyung Seong, Jeong Min Lee, Young Sook Park, Byung Ro Lee |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. brlee@hanyang.ac.kr |
| 유리체강내 트리암시놀론 주입술 직후의 안압변화와 안구마사지 효과 |
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성현경,이정민,박영숙,이병로 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
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Correspondence:
Hyun Kyung Seong, M.D. |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
We determined immediate natural course of intraocular pressure (IOP) at different time points after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA), and evaluated the effect of preoperative ocular massage to lower the immediate IOP spike after IVTA. METHODS: This prospective randomized comparative case-series study comprised sixty three eyes of 60 patients with macular edema. Thirty three eyes of 28 patients underwent IVTA (group A), and thirty eyes of 27 patients underwent IVTA with preoperative ocular massage (group B). Anterior chamber paracentesis was not performed in any of the eyes. The IOPs before and after massage, and the IOPs after IVTA (immediately, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour, 2 hours after IVTA) were measured, respectively. RESULTS: Mean IOP reached a significant peak immediately after IVTA, and rapidly declined at 10 minutes, and then normalized after 20 minutes. Although Mean IOP was significantly lowered preoperatively by ocular massage, the IOP increment at any time point after IVTA was not significantly different between two groups. CONCLUSIONS: The significant IOP spike immediately after IVTA was rapidly normalized over 20 minutes. Preoperative ocular massage was not significantly effective in diminishing the immediate IOP elevation and its persistence after IVTA. |
| Key Words:
Intraocular pressure;Intravitreal injection;Ocular massage;Triamcinolone acetonide |
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