DİABETİK MAKULA ÖDEMİ ZAMANI KOMBİNƏ OLUNMUŞ İNTRAVİTREAL TRİAMSİNOLON ASETONİD İNYEKSİYASI VƏ LAZER KOAQULYASİYASI MÜALİCƏSİNİN FUNKSİONAL NƏTİCƏLƏRİ

Abstract

SUMMARY

Data of visual acuity measurements (in both decimal and LogMAR units) were analyzed in 99 patients (99
eyes) with diabetic macular edema, who underwent treatment in Zarifa Aliyeva National Ophthalmology Center
in 2007-2008. Patients were divided in 3 groups according to treatment strategy. 1 group - 34 patients (34 eyes)
who received only intravitreal injection of 4 mg triamcinolone acetonide, 2 group - 31 patients (31 eyes), who
received laser treatment in 2-3 weeks after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection, and 3 group - 34 patients
(34 eyes), who received laser photocoagulation only. Patients with combined therapy showed better visual acuity
results at the end of 1-year observation period (1,06±0,086, 0,83±0,074, 1,05±0,043 in LogMAR units, in 1, 2
and 3 groups accordingly, P=0,041). Percentage of patients with improvement of vision (67,7%) was higher than
trriamcinolone only group (29,4%) and laser only group (8,8%).