Intracameral dexamethasone reduces inflammation on the first postoperative day after cataract surgery in eyes with and without glaucoma

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 345-355

  Chang, Diane T W ^a   Herceg, Michael C ^a   Bilonick, Richard A ^a   Camejo, Larissa ^a   Schuman, Joel S ^a   Noecker, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Dexamethasone; Glaucoma; Inflammation; Intraocular pressure; Steroid

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFLAMMATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EID: 77953395269     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s5730     Document Type: Article

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