title: Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for florid proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The spectrum of ocular indications in which intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetonide may be therapeutically useful has recently been expanding.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective clinical interventional case study in a young adult male with florid proliferative diabetic retinopathy (FPDR).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A greater reduction of retinal thickening and fluorescein leakage from retinal new vessels was observed in the right eye after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone followed by scatter panretinal photocoagulation (PKP) than in the left eye treated only by laser.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide may be a useful adjunct to scatter panretinal photocoagulation for FPDR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy. francesco.bandello@uniud.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandello
authors.forename: Derri Roman
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pognuz
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pirracchio
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001813:Blood-Retinal Barrier; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide