Posterior sub-tenon triamcinolone for refractory diabetic macular edema: A randomized clinical trial

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 746-750

  Entezari, Morteza ^a,b   Ahmadieh, H ^b   Dehghan, M H ^b   Ramezani, A R ^a   Bassirnia, N ^a   Anissian, A ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Macular edema; Optical coherence tomography; Sub tenon injection; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SUBTENON DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 30444434912     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500614     Document Type: Article

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