Full panretinal photocoagulation and early vitrectomy improve prognosis of retinal vasculitis associated with tuberculoprotein hypersensitivity (Eales' disease)

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1248-1251

  Abu EI Asrar, A M ^a   Al Kharashi, S A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EALES DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EYE; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; RETINAL VASCULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0036829806     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.11.1248     Document Type: Article

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