Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Role of Depot Steroid in Refractory Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Dr Neelima Sahu, Dr Kamal Lochan Behera, Dr A Prashanti

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Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis cases are often resistant to conventional treatment. We aimed to access to effect of depot steroid (supratarsal injection of triamcinolone acetonide) in these patients. Method: 43 patients(86 eyes) with severe Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis are resistant to conventional method of treatment were selected and underwent injection of 0.5 ml of triamcinolone acetonide in supratarsal area in conjunctiva side of upper lid and were followed up for 24 months. Relief of symptoms like burning, itching,lacrimation and photophobia was dramatically seen in all patients in first few days.Size of giant papillae, thickening of limbus,vascularisation of cornea decreased in first month.Recurrence of disease(pannus) was seen in four patient(14%) after one month. Complications noticed during the follow up was negligible. All patients tolerated the treatment well. Rapid and dramatic symptomatic and clinical response and lack of complication suggests that supratarsal triamcinolone acetonide (depot steroid) could be a therapeutic approach for refractory Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis  

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Dr Neelima Sahu, Dr Kamal Lochan Behera, Dr A Prashanti / Role of Depot Steroid in Refractory Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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