Rimexolone 1% versus prednisolone acetate in preventing early postoperative inflammation after cataract surgery

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-285

  Kavuncu, Sevim ^a,b   Horoz, Hasan ^b   Ardagil, Aylin ^b   Erbil, Hasan H ^b  

^a Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Goztepe Research and Education Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Early postoperative inflammation; Prednisolone acetate; Rimexolone

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; RIMEXOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLIT LAMP; SUSPENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNADIENES; PRODRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47949110070     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-007-9131-0     Document Type: Article

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