Subconjunctival corticosteroid injection for the treatment of non-necrotising anterior scleritis [1]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 917-918

  Sen, H Nida ^a   Ursea, R ^a   Nussenblatt, R B ^a   Buggage, R R ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LETTER; MALE; NONNECROTIZING ANTERIOR SCLERITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 21344444994     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.052738     Document Type: Letter

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