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Original Article

Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant (Retisert) for Chronic Cystoid Macular Edema in Two Patients with AIDS and a History of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

Jianmin HuUniversity of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, USA; and The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Department of Ophthalmology, Quanzhou, China
, MD,
Marco CoassinUniversity of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, USA
, MD &
Jay M. StewartUniversity of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 206-209 | Received 27 Apr 2010, Accepted 03 Nov 2010, Published online: 19 May 2011

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