Is acetazolamide effective in the treatment of diabetic macular edema? A pilot study

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-88

  Giusti, Cristiano ^a   Forte, Renato ^a   Vingolo, Enzo Maria ^a   Gargiulo, Patrizia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; Diabetic macular edema; Diabetic retinopathy; Fluorescein angiography; Retina

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED PERIMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PILOT STUDY; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; VISUAL FIELD;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS, INSULIN-DEPENDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMAN; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PILOT PROJECTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035750902     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016354517304     Document Type: Article

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