EFFECT OF INTRAVITREAL TRIAMCINOLONE INJECTION DURING VITRECTOMY FOR IDIOPATHIC EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE

Purpose: To investigate the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone injections as an adjuvant of vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane. Methods: This study included 58 eyes of 58 patients who were diagnosed as having idiopathic epiretinal membrane and who underwent vitrectomy and membrane peeling. They were divided into 2 groups: 27 eyes in the injected group that received triamcinolone injection during the surgical procedure and 31 eyes in...