Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Hany Omar Elsedfy
Egypt
Research Article
Management of Different Types of Acute Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation Using Local Steroid Injection
Author(s): Ahmad Abdelnasser Mohammad, Gamal Hussain Hussain, Gamal Mahmoud Nouby and Hany Omar ElsedfyAhmad Abdelnasser Mohammad, Gamal Hussain Hussain, Gamal Mahmoud Nouby and Hany Omar Elsedfy
Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of local steroid injection in the treatment of acute idiopathic orbital inflammation (AIOI).
Methods: This prospective non-comparative, interventional clinical study included 24 patients presented to the orbital outpatient clinic of Assiut University Hospital with AIOI in the period between April 2013 and April 2016. Diagnosis was based on the characteristic clinical and radiological picture after exclusion of other identifiable local or systemic causes. After a written consent, all patients were treated by local injection of 2-4 ml of a combined short and long acting steroid suspension under general anesthesia followed by a tight bandage and cold compression of 15 min were applied over the affected eye.
Results: Twenty out of the 24 patients (83.3%) have responded to local st.. View More»