The effect of pars plana vitrectomy on cystoid macular oedema associated with chronic uveitis: A randomised, controlled pilot study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1107-1110

  Tranos, P ^a   Scott, R ^a   Zambarajki, H ^a   Ayliffe, W ^a   Pavesio, C ^a   Charteris, David ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS, INTERMEDIATE; UVEITIS, POSTERIOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33748466711     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.092965     Document Type: Article

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