Fulminant Toxoplasmic Chorioretinitis Following Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implantation
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Local treatment of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis with intravitreal clindamycin and dexamethasone.
PURPOSE To report the clinical outcomes of local treatment of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TRC) with intravitreal injections of clindamycin and dexamethasone. METHODS STUDY POPULATION 16 eyes (16 patients) with active TRC sparing the macula and juxtapapillary area treated with intravitreal injections of clindamycin (1 mg) and dexamethasone (1 mg) without concomitant systemic antitoxoplas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0378-6471,2092-9374
DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2019.60.9.896