Intravitreal triamcinolone and elevated intraocular pressure

To ascertain whether intravitreal triamcinolone given for subretinal neovascularization is associated with an ocular pressure rise.A total of 113 patients with angiographically proven subretinal neovascularization were enrolled into a prospective study of the effects of intravitrea triamcinolone. Intraocular pressure was one of the parameters studied.Approximately 30% of the study group developed a significant rise (> or =5 mm Hg) in intraocular...