Bilateral uveitis secondary to bisphosphonate therapy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-216

  Tan, Yar Li ^a   Sims, Joanne ^a   Chee, Soon Phaik ^a  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonates; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; RISEDRONIC ACID; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILATERAL ANTERIOR UVEITIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REDNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DISEASES; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STEROIDS; UVEITIS;

EID: 60049095584     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000202646     Document Type: Article

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