A Case of Cystoid Macular Edema Associated with Paclitaxel Chemotherapy
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A Case of Cystoid Macular Edema Associated with Paclitaxel Chemotherapy
We encountered a patient with cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to paclitaxel use. A 57-year-old man presented with gradual decreased bilateral vision. His chemotherapeutic regimen consisted of bevacizumab, paclitaxel (175 mg/m(2) for 5 months), and carboplatin. Optical coherence tomography imaging revealed bilateral CME greater than 500 µm. However, one year later, visual acuity was improv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1011-8942,2092-9382
DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2012.26.5.388