Acute intractable glaucoma after a single low-dose sub-Tenon's corticosteroid injection for macular edema

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 672-673

  Levy, Jaime ^a   Tessler, Zvi ^a   Klemperer, Itamar ^a   Lifshitz, Tova ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BRIMONIDINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DORZOLAMIDE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GLYCEROL; LATANOPROST; MITOMYCIN C; PROXYMETACAINE; TIMOLOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; CORNEA EDEMA; FILTERING OPERATION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GLAUCOMA; GONIOSCOPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 8144223140     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(04)80035-8     Document Type: Article

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