Study of aqueous humour inflammatory mediators' levels in a cohort of Egyptian patients with diabetic macular oedema.

Background: The aim was to study aqueous humour inflammatory mediators' levels in a cohort of Egyptian patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO).

Methods: This was a case-control prospective study conducted on 2 groups: 25 eyes of 22 (11 females) patients seeking treatment for DMO as patients group, and 10 eyes of 10 (4 females) cataract patients as a control group. Aqueous humour was aspirated before intravitreal injection (patients' group) or cataract surgery (control group).

Intravitreal dexamethasone implant for the treatment of cystoid macular oedema associated with acute retinal necrosis.

Background: Acute retinal necrosis is a rare but devastating ocular condition. We report two cases of acute retinal necrosis in immunocompetent patients, complicated by cystoid macular oedema and treated with intravitreal dexamethasone (OZURDEX®) implant.

Results: Two patients diagnosed with acute retinal necrosis were treated with intravenous acyclovir.