[Leak of intravitreal triamcinolone to the anterior chamber].
METHODS
A 78-year-old man with phakic eyes underwent photodynamic therapy followed by intravitreal injection of triamcinolone. During the injection a white solution was observed in the anterior chamber. Slit lamp examination revealed white opacities in the inferior anterior chamber angle and neither inflammatory activity nor corneal changes were noticed.


CONCLUSIONS
Intravitreal triamcinolone has been used for treating macular edema and various retinal vascular and inflammatory diseases. We describe the passage of triamcinolone to the anterior chamber during the injection in a phakic eye as a very unusual adverse effect, observed probably as a result of a zonular defect.
Blanco
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Servicio de Oftalmología, Unidad Retina-Vítrea, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, España. cblancomar@yahoo.es
Fagúndez
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A
Buznego
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L
López-Moya
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J
D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014822:Vitreous Body
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone