Treatment of Cystoid Macular Edema with Octreotide

Abstract

To the Editor: Idiopathic cystoid macular edema is an uncommon form of retinal edema that is refractory to treatment with drugs such as acetazolamide1 that are used in patients with other types of macular edema.2,3 We describe the beneficial effect of octreotide in a patient with this disorder. A 21-year-old man was found to have moderate color-vision defects at routine examination. One year later, he noticed blurred vision. His visual acuity was 20/50 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left eye (Snellen chart). Because he had bilateral cystoid macular edema, he was treated with diclofenac eye drops, . . .