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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;28(4):449-51.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.314. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Coat's-like exudation in rhodopsin retinitis pigmentosa: successful treatment with an intravitreal dexamethasone implant

L Patil  1 , A J Lotery  2
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Coat's-like exudation in rhodopsin retinitis pigmentosa: successful treatment with an intravitreal dexamethasone implant

L Patil et al. Eye (Lond). 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: Role of intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) for refractory macular thickening.

Methods: A case report of a 13-year-old boy with Rhodopsin-positive, CRB1-negative retinitis pigmentosa presenting with Coat's-like exudative vitreoretinopathy and treatment-resistant cystoid macular oedema.

Results: A reduction in the macular thickening following a single injection of Ozurdex.

Conclusion: We present our experience in successful treatment of refractory macular oedema with intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant resulting in clinically significant resolution of macular thickening.

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(a) Right eye: 3D-OCT before Ozurdex implantation demonstrates CMO. (b) Right eye: 3D-OCT, 6 weeks after Ozurdex implantation demonstrating resolved CMO. Scan quality is limited due to cataract.
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