Combination systemic and intravitreal antiviral therapy in the management of acute retinal necrosis syndrome

Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-144

  Flaxel, Christina J ^a   Yeh, Steven ^b   Lauer, Andreas K ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; PREDNISONE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

2-AMINOPURINE; ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALINE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84885793491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15456110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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