Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide to treat cystoid foveal edema associated with coats' disease.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the efficacy of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) for treatment of cystoid foveal edema (CFE) associated with Coats' disease.


METHODS
A 32-year-old man with a 28-month history of Coats' disease received an intravitreal TA injection (4 mg) in the right eye.


RESULTS
Visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/50, and foveal thickness decreased from 701 μm to 216 μm 45 days after treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Intravitreal TA injection might temporarily improve visual acuity in eyes with CFE associated with Coats' disease.
From the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Tetsushi
T
Kimura
Hitoshi
H
Takagi
Mihori
M
Kita
Daisuke
D
Watanabe
Nagahisa
N
Yoshimura