Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy versus intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for treatment of macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 246, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 967-974

  Chung, Eun Jee ^a   Lee, Hyo ^b   Koh, Hyoung Jun ^c  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei Eye Clinic   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AV sheathotomy; Branch retinal vein occlusion; Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection; Macular edema

Indexed keywords

TAMCETON; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; RETINAL VESSELS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 44649103173     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-008-0830-7     Document Type: Article

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