Title
Corticosteroids: Triamcinolone, dexamethasone and fluocinolone
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Costa R.
Haider A.
Narayanan R.
Kuppermann B.
University of California
Publisher(s)
S. Karger AG
Abstract
Steroids have been extensively used to treat macular edema due to diabetic retinopathy, venous occlusive disease, ocular inflammation and, to a lesser extent, also in some cases of choroidal neovascularization. The various intraocular steroids that have been employed include dexamethasone, triamcinolone and fluocinolone. During the past few years, new drug delivery methods for corticosteroids have been developed and are now part of our therapeutic armamentarium. This chapter provides a brief description of the pharmacology, efficacy and adverse effects associated with the use of steroids in various retinal diseases.
Start page
221
End page
231
Volume
55
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84947245889
PubMed ID
Source
Developments in Ophthalmology
ISSN of the container
02503751
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