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Response of Different Patterns of Diabetic Macular Edema to Treatment with a Sustained-release Dexamethasone Posterior-segment Drugdelivery System

Posted by , , , , , and on Oct 1, 2006 in Diabetic maculopathy, Drug delivery device, Steroids

Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD, PhD (Irvine, CA),* Connie Chou, PhD (Irvine, CA),* David V. Weinberg, MD (Milwaukee, WI),* Scott M. Whitcup, MD (Irvine, CA),* Julia A. Haller, MD (Baltimore, MD),* Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD (Stanford, CA),* George A. Williams, MD (Royal Oak, MI)* PURPOSE: To evaluate the response of different patterns of persistent diabetic macular edema (DME) unresponsive to prior medical or laser therapy to treatment with a novel...

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Three-year Results of a Multicenter Clinical Trial of the Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema

Posted by , and on Oct 1, 2006 in Drug delivery device, Steroids

http://www.evrs.eu/medias/2006/congress/Three-year-Results-of-a-Multicenter-Clinical-Trial-of-the-Fluocinolone-Acetonide-Intravitreal-Implant-to-Treat-Diabetic-Macular-Edema.swf Dean Eliott, MD (Los Angeles, CA),* Brian Levy, OD, MS (Rochester, NY),* Timothy L. Comstock, OD, MS (Rochester, NY)* PURPOSE: This 4-year prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled study is being conducted to investigate the safety and  efficacy of a...

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Three-year Results of a Multi-center Clinical Trial of Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implants to Treat Posterior Uveitis

Posted by , , , and on Oct 1, 2006 in Infectious uveitis, Inflammatory, Non infectious uveitis, Steroids

http://www.evrs.eu/medias/2006/congress/Three-year-Results-of-a-Multi-center-Clinical-Trial-of-Fluocinolone-Acetonide-Intravitreal-Implants-to-Treat-Posterior-Uveitis.swf Daniel F. Martin, MD (Atlanta, GA),* David G. Callanan, MD (Arlington, TX),* Glenn J. Jaffe, MD (Durham, NC),* Brian Levy, OD, MS (Rochester, NY),* Timothy Comstock, OD, MS (Rochester, NY)* PURPOSE: A 3-year prospective, multi-center, dose-masked randomized clinical trial...

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Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Following Unusual Routes of Administration of Exogenous Steroids

Posted by and on Oct 1, 2006 in Central serous chorioretinopathy, Steroids

Manjot Gill, MD (Chicago, IL), Rukhsana Mirza, MD (Chicago, IL) PURPOSE: To describe three cases of central serous chorioretinopathy following atypical routes of adminstration of exogenous steroids. This includes the first reported case of a patient who developed CSCR following intra-scalp steroid injection as well as the first described case of CSCR following use of steroid shampoo. METHODS: This was a retrospective case series describing...

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