Intravitreal bioerudivel sustained-release triamcinolone microspheres system (RETAAC). Preliminary report of its potential usefulnes for the treatment of diabetic macular edema;Sistema intravítreo bioerudivel de liberación prolongada de microesferas de triamcinolona (RETAAC). Comunicación preliminar de su utilidad potencial para el tratamiento del edema macular diabético

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 675-682

  Cardillo, J A ^a,b   Souza Filho, A A ^b   Oliveira, A G ^c  

^a Hospital de Olhos de Araraquara   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MICROSPHERE; POLY (LACTIC CO GLYCOLIC ACID); POLY (LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID); TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SCREENING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INJECTION; PILOT STUDY; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; VITREOUS BODY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG EVALUATION; GLYCOLATES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MICROSPHERES; PILOT PROJECTS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 34248214266     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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