Sudden visual loss after intravitreal triamcinolone.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of sudden loss of vision after intravitreal triamcinolone for the management of cystoid macular edema secondary to a central retinal vein occlusion with subsequent development of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.


METHODS
Retrospective case report.


CONCLUSIONS
The pathophysiology of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) still remains controversial. Our report does not allow any conclusion about a direct causal relationship, however we postulate a contributory role of intrvitreal triamcinolone in the development of NAION in our patient.
From the *Department of Ophthalmology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; and †Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Thushanthi
T
Ramakrishnan
Kira
K
Michalova
Anthony Jh
AJ
Hall