| Presentation preference | Poster presentation |
| Title | Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide monotherapy as an alternative treatment modality for retinitis post-febrile illness |
| Accept poster if oral is not possible ? | Yes |
| Purpose | To describe clinical profile, imaging characteristics, visual outcomes, and resolution patterns of retinitis post-febrile illness (PFR) treated with Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) alone and to assess its efficacy and safety. |
| Methods | Single center, retrospective, observational analysis of patients with PFR |
| Results | We report 37 eyes of 24 cases with mean-age 41.5 years (11 unilateral, 13 bilateral). 22 cases were males, while 2 were females. Retinitis lesions were either multifocal (n=25) or unifocal (n=12). All the retinitis lesions healed with variable retinal thinning. Mean time for resolution of PFR lesions was 13.25 weeks. Patterns of resolution noted were centripetal and/or breadcrumb like. Two eyes showed increased intraocular pressure post injection, which was managed with oral pressure lowering agents. We did not observe any treatment failures, cataract formation or signs of infection post IVTA injection. There was statistically significant visual improvement after injection at 3 month follow up |
| Conclusion | We observed overall favorable visual outcomes and anatomical outcomes after IVTA, with resolution of lesions in cases of retinitis post-febrile illness. Thus this study highlights the usage of IVTA as an effective and relatively safer alternative treatment option for PFR, thereby negating the need for systemic steroids and hence preventing its side effects. |
| Conflict of interest | No |
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| Last name | JADHAV |
| Initials of first name(s) | V S |
| Department | Anant Bajaj Retina Institute and Uveitis Services |
| City | Visakhapatnam |
| Country | India |
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| Last name | Kelgaonkar |
| Initials of first name(s) | A N |
| Department | Anant Bajaj Retina Institute and Uveitis Services |
| City | Bhubaneswar |
| Country | India |
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| Last name | Basu |
| Initials of first name(s) | S |
| Department | Saroja A Rao Center for Uveitis |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
