Intravitreal dexamethasone implant for cystoid macular edema and inflammation after scleral buckling

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e98-e100

  Bonfiglio, Vincenza ^a   Fallico, Matteo R ^a   Russo, Andrea ^a   De Grande, Vittorio ^a   Longo, Antonio ^a   Uva, Maurizio G ^a   Reibaldi, Michele ^a   Avitabile, Teresio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choroidal inflammation; Cystoid macular edema; Intravitreal dexamethasone implant; Scleral buckling

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BROMFENAC; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; DRUG IMPLANT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHOROIDITIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; METAMORPHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINAL THICKNESS; RETINOPEXY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACULAR EDEMA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT;

CHOROIDITIS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL DETACHMENT; SCLERAL BUCKLING; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84940022781     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000599     Document Type: Article

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