Evaluation of pulse corticosteroid therapy for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease assessed by optical coherence tomography

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 454-456

  Yamanaka, Emiko ^a   Ohguro, Nobuyuki ^a   Yamamoto, Shuji ^a   Nakagawa, Yayoi ^a   Imoto, Yoshiko ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VOGT KOYANAGI SYNDROME;

EID: 0036741053     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01575-1     Document Type: Article

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