Efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone for macular oedema due to CRVO after anti-androgen therapy for hirsutism in a young monocular female

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1564-1565

  Al Dhibi, Hassan ^a   Chaudhry, Imtiaz A ^a   Al Saati, Annoud ^b   Shamsi, Farrukh A ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DIANE; NORACTONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ANDROGEN THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; LETTER; MONOCULAR VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 35748933584     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.114843     Document Type: Letter

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