Can long-term corticosteriods lead to blindness? A case series of central serous chorioretinopathy induced by corticosteroids

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 496-499

  Loo, Jing Liang ^a   Lee, Shu Yen ^a   Ang, Chong Lye ^a  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case series; Complications; Retina detachment; Retinal pigment epithelium detachment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LASER COAGULATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33749013300     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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