Triamcinolone acetonide with vitrectomy for treatment of macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 861-867

  Tsujikawa, Akitaka ^a   Fujihara, Masashi ^a   Iwawaki, Takuji ^a   Yamamoto, Kaoruko ^a   Kurimoto, Yasuo ^a  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branch retinal vein occlusion; Macular edema; Triamcinolone acetonide; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 26844581577     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200510000-00008     Document Type: Review

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