Retinal pigment epithelial tear after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide for neovascular pigment epithelial detachment: A mechanical explanation [3]

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 575-576

  Fasolino, Giuseppe ^a   Bamonte, Giulio ^a,b   Patelli, Fabio ^a,c   Centola, Matteo ^a   Petroni, Sergio ^b  

^a Casa di Cura Villa Tiberia ^*  (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Carones Ophthalmology Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 34547482380     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2007.00897.x     Document Type: Letter

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