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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 23, 2015 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Outcome of Multiple Implants and Dissociation of Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant (Retisert) in a Series of 187 Consecutive Implants

Clovis Arcoverde Freitas-NetoMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA, ;Hospital de Olhos Santa Luzia, Recife-PE, Brazil, and Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
Armin MaghsoudlouMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA,
, MD,
Swetha DhanireddyMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA,
, MD,
Abhishek PayalMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA,
, MBBS, MPH,
Sutasinee BoonsoponMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA,
, MD,
Malinga D. RatwatteMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA,
, BA &
C. Stephen FosterMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, ;Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA, ;Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
, MD, FACS, FACR show all
Pages 425-429 | Received 07 Aug 2014, Accepted 07 Nov 2014, Published online: 26 Dec 2014

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