PURPOSE: To assess the use of preservative-free intracameral triamcinolone as an adjunct to topical steroidal agents after pediatric cataract surgery. SETTING: Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: From the 2008 to 2009, intracameral preservative-free triamcinolone 4 mg/0.1 mL (Triesence) was used immediately after cataract surgery. Clinical indices of anterior segment inflammation were assessed at 1, 7, 14, 21 days and at 6 weeks postoperatively. RESULTS: There were no complications secondary to triamcinolone use in 36 eyes of 26 children. In all but 1 case, intracameral triamcinolone was highly effective in controlling postoperative inflammation after pediatric cataract surgery, resulting in quiet eyes with few inflammatory signs (grade 0 to 1). CONCLUSION: Intracameral triamcinolone provided a safe and useful adjunct to topical steroid drops after pediatric cataract surgery.
PURPOSE: To assess the use of preservative-free intracameral triamcinolone as an adjunct to topical steroidal agents after pediatric cataract surgery. SETTING:Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: From the 2008 to 2009, intracameral preservative-free triamcinolone 4 mg/0.1 mL (Triesence) was used immediately after cataract surgery. Clinical indices of anterior segment inflammation were assessed at 1, 7, 14, 21 days and at 6 weeks postoperatively. RESULTS: There were no complications secondary to triamcinolone use in 36 eyes of 26 children. In all but 1 case, intracameral triamcinolone was highly effective in controlling postoperative inflammation after pediatric cataract surgery, resulting in quiet eyes with few inflammatory signs (grade 0 to 1). CONCLUSION: Intracameral triamcinolone provided a safe and useful adjunct to topical steroid drops after pediatric cataract surgery.