Intraocular penetration and systemic absorption after topical application of dexamethasone disodium phosphate

Ophthalmology

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1887-1891

  Weijtens, Olga ^a   Schoemaker, Rik C ^b   Romijn, Fred P H T M ^c   Cohen, Adam F ^b   Lentjes, Eef G W M ^c   Van Meurs, Jan C ^a  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXA MYTREX; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0036788564     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(02)01176-4     Document Type: Article

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