Cystoid Macular Edema Associated With Fingolimod Use for Multiple Sclerosis
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Cystoid macular edema associated with fingolimod use for multiple sclerosis.
Fingolimod is the first oral drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for multiple sclerosis (MS). It is a sphingosine-1phosphate–receptor modulator that prevents lymphocyte egress from lymph nodes and enhances astrocyte function. In this retrospective case series, 4 eyes from 3 patients developed cystoid macular edema (CME) after initiating fingolimod therapy. The study was approve...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-6165
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.570