Retrobulbar injection of triamcinolone in thyroid associated orbitopathy

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-349

  Poonyathalang, Anuchit ^a   Preechawat, Pisit ^a   Charoenkul, Warangkhana ^a   Tangtrakul, Piradee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Orbitopathy; Retrobulbar; Thyroid; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOURNIQUET TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 20344390756     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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