Use of topical steroid therapy in the management of nonnecrotizing anterior scleritis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-221

  McMullen, Mark ^a   Kovarik, Garrett ^a   Hodge, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Scleritis; Steroids; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032716396     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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