Treatment of diabetic macular edema with sustained-release glucocorticoids: Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide, dexamethasone implant, and fluocinolone acetonide implant

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 953-959

  Ciulla, Thomas A ^a   Harris, Alon ^b   McIntyre, Nathaniel ^b   Jonescu Cuypers, Christian ^b,c  

^a MIDWEST EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Diabetes; Fluocinolone acetonide; Macular edema

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG MECHANISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG IMPLANTS; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 84899447918     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2014.896899     Document Type: Review

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