Bilateral multifocal retinal pigment epithelium detachments associated with systemic corticosteroids

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 649-651

  Mendrinos, E ^a   Mavrakanas, N ^a   Dang Burgener, N P ^a   Pournaras, Constantin J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bilateral retinal pigment epithelial detachments; Corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INDOCYANINE GREEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; FALLING; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA DISEASE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDEMA; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 50549098680     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800428     Document Type: Article

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