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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0972-2823
Vol. 54, Num. 1, 2008, pp. 58-58
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 54, No. 1, January-March, 2008, pp. 58
Letter
Author's reply
Issa SA, Qasem Q
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9JA
Correspondence
Address:Department
of
Ophthalmology,
Royal
Victoria
Infirmary,
Newcastle
upon
Tyne,
NE4
9JA,
sharifissa@yahoo.co.uk
Code
Number:
jp08019
Sir,
I
would
like
to
thank
the
author for
his
interest
in
our
case
report. [1] I
would
like
to
reply
on
the
author′s comments:
- We have already classified our case as a non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion in a previous reply. [2]
- In this case, we applied a focal scatter of macular argon laser which is not typically by definition a "macular grid". This is the reason we described it as focal laser treatment.
- In our case, argon laser treatment resulted in complete resolution of macular oedema. This complete resolution of macular oedema resulted in improvement of visual acuity from 6/12 to 6/6.
- This was the first time that we have tried macular laser treatment in such a case and the quick resolution of the patient′s macular oedema and restoration of vision to 6/6 was in favor of our conclusion.
References
| 1. | Issa SA, Qasem Q. Central retinal vein occlusion associated with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/haemolytic uraemic syndrome: Complete resolution is possible. J Postgrad Med 2007;53:183-4. Back to cited text no. 1 |
| 2. | Issa SA. Author's reply on Natural history of non-ischaemic CRVO versus iatrogenic intervention. J Postgrad Med 2007;53:270. Back to cited text no. 2 |
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