Inadvertent dexamethasone implant injection into the lens body management

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 620-622

  Berarducci, Antonio ^a   Sian, Inderpaul S ^b   Ling, Roland ^a  

^a West of England Eye Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Edema; Implant; Lens; Macular; Ozurdex

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84903188342     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000436     Document Type: Article

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