Late spontaneous dissociation of a fluocinolone acetonide implant (retisert)

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-78

  Rofagha, Soraya ^a   Prechanond, Tidarat ^a   Stewart, Jay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocation; Dissociation; Fluocinolone acetonide; Implant; Retisert; Separation; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; DISSOCIATION; DRUG PELLET; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOLOGICAL IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS IMPLANT DISSOCIATION; UVEITIS; VISUAL DISORDER; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; DRUG IMPLANT; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; METABOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; DRUG IMPLANTS; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872284808     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2012.736588     Document Type: Article

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