Treatment of uveitic macular edema with acetazolamide

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 409-413

  Zierhut, M ^a   Thiel, H J ^a   Schlote, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; EYE DROPS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033288809     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1002469503835     Document Type: Article

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