title: Repeated treatment for macular edema in vein occlusion by intravitreal implant of dexamethasone.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Macular edema (ME) treatment has benefited from the recent intravitreal pharmacotherapy development of an intravitreal implant of dexamethasone (Ozurdex(®), Allergan, Irvine, Calif., USA). However, its efficiency has never been illustrated beyond 3 injections.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with inferior branch vein occlusion, who, after laser photocoagulation treatment and recurrence after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone, benefited from 4 injections of Ozurdex. Her macular thickness and visual acuity (VA) progression were assessed for 17 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report highlights the quick efficiency of Ozurdex on VA and ME with good reproducibility and tolerance, and without tachyphylaxis phenomenon. This is the first illustrated description of 4 consecutive injections for ME induced secondary to retinal vein occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department at Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France ; Ophthalmology Department at Hôpital La Timone, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matonti
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoffart
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baeteman
authors.forename: Danièle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denis
keywords: Dexamethasone; Intravitreal implant; Macular edema; Optical coherence tomography; Ozurdex®; Ranibizumab; Vein occlusion