Ganciclovir implant: Clinicopathological study
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Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant.
The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy and complications of the use of an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant for the treatment of active cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients. Thirty-nine eyes of 26 patients were submitted to ocular surgery. All patients underwent complete ocular examination before and after surgery. The surgical procedure...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.30