J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2018;2:67-69.

https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh/2018/2/6769


Accidental intralenticular injection of dexametasone intravitreal implant during the treatment of refractory diabetic macular oedema

M. I. Kovtun 1, V. V. Klymenko 2, V. V. Sardaryan 3, N. M. Kovtun 1

1   City Clinical Hospital № 14 named after Prof. L. L. Gyrschman, 

   Kharkiv  (Ukraine)

2  Kharkiv National Medical University, Ophthalmology Department

   Kharkiv (Ukraine)

3    International Medical Center Oftalmika

Kharkiv (Ukraine)

TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Kovtun MI, Klymenko VV, Sardaryan VV, Kovtun NM. Accidental intralenticular injection of dexametasone intravitreal implant during the treatment of refractory diabetic maculae oedema. J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2018;2:67-9. https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh/2018/2/6769 


This article deals with the clinical case of accidental intralenticular injection of dexamethasone implant during the treatment of refractory diabetic macula oedema. The paper is based on a comprehensive research of similar clinical cases regarding this complication. The therapy algorithm chosen by the authors is early-surgery approach with cataract phacoemulsification and relocation of Ozurdex to the vitreous body, which showed positive clinical effect.

Key words: diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular oedema, dexamethasone intravitreal implant, complication, intralenticular Ozurdex implantation.

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