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¹Uz. Dr., T.C.Hitit Üniversitesi Erol Olçok Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, Çorum, Türkiye
²Doç. Dr., Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Göz Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Türkiye
³Prof. Dr., Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Göz Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Türkiye The best corrected visual acuity and optical coherence tomography (RTVue-100 version 5.1 Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography; Optovue Inc., Fremont, CA, USA) results were investigated in four eyes of three cases with cystoid macular edema secondary to retinitis pigmentosa. In all patients acetazolamide was used as first line therapy, but non of the patients had an improvement in best corrected visual acuity or central foveal thickness. As second line therapy intravitreal ranibizumab was used, but no benefi ciary effects were observed with this treatment also. On the other hand after intravitreal dexamethasone implantation in two patients central foveal thickness decrease were observed. The single case who underwent vitrectomy also had visual improvement and central foveal thickness decrease. Keywords : Macular edema, retinitis pigmentosa, dexamethasone implant