Rebound effect after intravitreal dexamethasone implant for the treatment of macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 566-568

  Parodi, Maurizio Battaglia ^a   Iacono, Pierluigi ^b   De Benedetto, Umberto ^a   Cascavilla, Marialucia ^a   Bandello, Francesco ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINAL THICKNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

AGED; COMPASSIONATE USE TRIALS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; RETREATMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84869481446     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2012.0016     Document Type: Article

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