Therapy for acute retinal necrosis

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Kawaguchi, Tatsushi ^a   Spencer, Doran B ^b   Mochizuki, Manabu ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute retinal necrosis; Acyclovir; Laser photocoagulation; Valacyclovir; Vitreo retinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ATROPINE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE; SILICONE OIL; TROPICAMIDE; VALACICLOVIR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE RETINAL NECROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NECROSIS; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA VASCULITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRAL EYE INFECTION; VITRECTOMY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 46349110926     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820530802111192     Document Type: Article

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