title: Dexamethasone intravitreal implant for treatment of persistent macular oedema in Birdshot retinochoroidopathy.
abstract: METHODS
  The case is reported of a 32 year-old man with a bilateral cystoid macular oedema and serous macular detachment due to birdshot retinochoroidopathy. An intravitreal implant of 0.7 mg dexamethasone (Ozurdex®, Allergan) was performed on both eyes, after a partial response of the macular oedema to oral and subtenon corticosteroids. Anatomical and visual improvements were observed and maintained after six months of follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intravitreal dexamethasone implant may be a good therapeutic option in patients with macular oedema due to Birdshot retinochoroidopathy, and who were refractory or had intolerance to previous therapies.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rivera de Zea
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España. Electronic address: Antoniobengar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Ben
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rachwani Parshotam
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Campos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004343:Drug Implants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004343:Drug Implants; D003907:Dexamethasone
keywords: Antígeno HLA-A29; Birdshot retinochoroidopathy; Dexametasona intravítrea; Edema macular; HLA-A29 antigen; Intravitreal dexamethasone; Macular oedema; Optical coherence tomography; Retinocoroidopatía de Birdshot; Tomografía óptica de coherencia