Efficacy of sub-Tenon's capsule injection of triamcinolone acetonide for refractory diabetic macular edema after vitrectomy

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Sato, Hiroyuki ^a   Naito, Takeshi ^a   Matsushita, Shingo ^a   Takebayashi, Masaru ^a   Shiota, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetic macular edema; OpticaTcoherence tomography; Sub Tenon's capsule injection; Triamcinolone acetonide; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SUB TENON CAPSULE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 56749131445     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.55.279     Document Type: Article

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