Switzerland-based eye-care company Alcon has said that the FDA has approved Triesence injectable suspension 40mg/mL, a preservative-free synthetic corticosteroid for visualization, during vitrectomy and treatment of sympathetic ophthalmia, temporal arteritis, uveitis and ocular inflammatory conditions unresponsive to topical corticosteroids.
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Alcon says the active ingredient in Triesence, triamcinolone acetonide, has been used for many years to treat retinal disease.
The company said that this new approval brings ophthalmologists a sterile, preservative-free formulation of the compound specifically developed for use in the eye to treat various retinal inflammatory conditions.
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