Efficacy of periocular corticosteroid injections in the management of posterior uveitis [2]

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-

  Lai, Wico W ^a   Law, Ricky W K ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CATARACT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE INFLAMMATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EYE DISEASE; INJECTION; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; VITREOUS BODY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EYE DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UVEITIS, POSTERIOR; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 26944474431     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01049.x     Document Type: Letter

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