Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide combined with subthreshold grid laser treatment for macular oedema in branch retinal vein occlusion: A pilot study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1046-1050

  Parodi, M B ^a,c   Iacono, P ^a,b,c   Ravalico, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIMOLOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SUBTHRESHOLD GRID LASER TREATMENT; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 49049107344     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.128025     Document Type: Article

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