Frequency of cataract surgery after intravitreal injection of high-dosage triamcinolone acetonide

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 462-464

  Jonas, Jost B ^a,b   Degenring, R ^a   Vossmerbauemer, U ^a   Kamppeter, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Branch retinal vein occlusion; Cataract; Diabetic macular edema; Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATARACTOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; INJECTION; LENS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 23844475814     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500407     Document Type: Article

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