Dr. Pollack’s Talk At Retina World Congress 2019
Posted on March 29, 2019 by Illinois Retina Associates in News and Events
Dr. Pollack spoke at the recent Retina World Congress. The name of the talk was: Steroid Drops After Vitreoretinal Surgery: Is it time to go drop-less?
Research performed by Drs. Pollack and Civantos and 2 former fellows, Drs. Elizabeth Atchison and Marina Gilca, found that a single intraconjunctival injection of 4mg of steroid triamcinolone acetonide at the conclusion of retina surgeries was equal in effectiveness to injecting 1 mg of dexamethasone at end of case and placing patients on 4-6 week course of steroid eyedrops, in most cases. There was no greater risk of inflammation or intraocular pressure elevation between the two groups.