Two-year results of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for the treatment of macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion

Annals of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-312

  Batioglu, Figen ^a,b   Özmert, Emin ^a   Akmese, Elif ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36949019360     PISSN: 15304086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12009-007-9016-x     Document Type: Article

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