Intravitreal pegaptanib sodium (Macugen) for refractory cystoid macular edema in pericentral retinitis pigmentosa

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Querques, Giuseppe ^a   Prascina, Francesco ^a   Iaculli, Cristiana ^a   Noci, Nicola Delle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystoid macular edema; Fundus related perimetry; Macugen; Optical coherence tomography; Pegaptanib sodium; Pericentral retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; PEGAPTANIB;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERIMETRY; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; PERIMETRY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RETREATMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 61549121139     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-007-9175-1     Document Type: Article

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