Spontaneous Resolution of Intravitreal Steroid-Induced Bilateral Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
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Spontaneous Resolution of Intravitreal Steroid-Induced Bilateral Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
A 73-year-old woman underwent vitrectomy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) of the right eye and cataract surgery with IVTA of the left eye, for bilateral diabetic macular edema. The patient presented with visual loss in both eyes three-months postoperatively. The fundoscopic examination revealed white-yellow, necrotic peripheral lesions in the superotemporal quadrant of both eyes....
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1011-8942,2092-9382
DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2012.26.2.151