Does kenalog affect glaucoma?
Despite the surgeon’s adherence to preinjection hygienic standards, subjunctival hemorrhages, direct injury to the lens, or retinal trauma may occur. Also of concern is that administering Kenalog intravitreally can increase IOP and cause glaucoma.
What do you need to know about Kenalog eye injection?
Intravitreal Kenalog is an eye injection of medication that has been proven to help treat eye conditions like cystoid macular edema & diabetic macular edema Skip to content Home Eye Problems Eye medications Diabetic eye disease Diabetes Management Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic eye test Diabetic laser Diabetic Eye News Macular Degeneration
When to use intravitreal Kenalog for macular edema?
We use intravitreal Kenalog injections to treat the following: pseudophakic cystoid macular edema that fails to respond to conventional therapy; 1 macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion that fails to respond to laser treatment (or where laser has not been shown to be useful); 3
When did intravitreal Kenalog injections become popular?
This article is from October 2004 and may contain outdated material. Intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetate (Kenalog) have become increasingly popular for treating a broad spectrum of retinal diseases. Risks of intravitreal Kenalog injections, such as IOP elevation, cataract and infection, must be weighed against the potential benefits.
What is the difference between Kenalog 40 and 80 injections?
Kenalog ® -40 Injection and Kenalog ® -80 Injection (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension, USP) are a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory action. THESE FORMULATIONS ARE SUITABLE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR AND INTRA-ARTICULAR USE ONLY. THESE FORMULATIONS ARE NOT FOR INTRADERMAL INJECTION.
How often to pretreat eye for Kenalog injections?
After a full discussion of the risks, benefits and alternatives to treatment and signing of an informed consent, pretreat the eye for injection with fluoroquinolone antibiotic drops four times daily for three consecutive days prior to injection and then four more times (one drop every three to five minutes) on the day of injection.
What are the side effects of kenalog-40 injection?
Kenalog®-40 Injection and Kenalog®-80 Injection (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension, USP) are a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory action. THESE FORMULATIONS ARE SUITABLE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR AND INTRA-ARTICULAR USE ONLY.
We use intravitreal Kenalog injections to treat the following: pseudophakic cystoid macular edema that fails to respond to conventional therapy; 1 macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion that fails to respond to laser treatment (or where laser has not been shown to be useful); 3
This article is from October 2004 and may contain outdated material. Intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetate (Kenalog) have become increasingly popular for treating a broad spectrum of retinal diseases. Risks of intravitreal Kenalog injections, such as IOP elevation, cataract and infection, must be weighed against the potential benefits.