Intravitreal triamcinolone improves vision in eyes with chronic diabetic macular oedema refractory to laser photocoagulation

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 747-751

  Negi, A K ^a   Vernon, S A ^a   Lim, C S ^a   Owen Armstrong, K ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic; Intravitreal; Macular oedema; Steroid; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 22744452760     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701636     Document Type: Article

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