Beginner Steroid Cycle – A Simple Homeopathic Steroid Treatment The beginner steroid cycle before and after is not a hard or fast rule. I have found that the best way to start any new regimen, especially one that has been on for some time, is to start with an over the counter (OTC) product first. Avoid any pain killers or anything that makes you feel dependent upon it. That will only make things worse. Taking anything without a...
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Response of Different Patterns of Diabetic Macular Edema to Treatment with a Sustained-release Dexamethasone Posterior-segment Drugdelivery System
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...
Read MoreThree-year Results of a Multicenter Clinical Trial of the Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema
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...
Read MoreThree-year Results of a Multi-center Clinical Trial of Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implants to Treat Posterior Uveitis
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...
Read MoreCentral Serous Chorioretinopathy Following Unusual Routes of Administration of Exogenous 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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