A New Side Effect of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex®)

Dexamethasone implant, 0,7 mg (Ozurdex, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA), is drug mostly used in the treatment of the diabetic macular edema and edema related to retinal vein occlusion. By reporting this case we aimed to report a new side effect of 0.7 mg intravitreal dexamethasone implant that has...

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Main Authors: Erdem Eris, Gurkan Erdogan, Irfan Perente, Gokhan Demir, Burcin Kepez Yildiz, Ebru Demet Aygit
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6369085
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description Dexamethasone implant, 0,7 mg (Ozurdex, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA), is drug mostly used in the treatment of the diabetic macular edema and edema related to retinal vein occlusion. By reporting this case we aimed to report a new side effect of 0.7 mg intravitreal dexamethasone implant that has not been reported in the literature before.
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spelling doaj-art-2cd2bcd62fef45e18c6c000b63d1ada22025-02-03T00:59:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302017-01-01201710.1155/2017/63690856369085A New Side Effect of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex®)Erdem Eris0Gurkan Erdogan1Irfan Perente2Gokhan Demir3Burcin Kepez Yildiz4Ebru Demet Aygit5Dr. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDr. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDr. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDr. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDr. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDr. Resat Belger Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDexamethasone implant, 0,7 mg (Ozurdex, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA), is drug mostly used in the treatment of the diabetic macular edema and edema related to retinal vein occlusion. By reporting this case we aimed to report a new side effect of 0.7 mg intravitreal dexamethasone implant that has not been reported in the literature before.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6369085
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