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Case Report

Post-operative refractory cystoid macular edema in a vitrectomized eye treated with slow-release dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex)

Ilias GeorgalasDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece and
,
Petros PetrouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece and Correspondence[email protected]
,
Dimitrios PapakonstantinouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece and
,
Vagelis DroumouchtsisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece and
&
Ioannis TservakisDepartment of Ophthalmology, NHS, Athens, Greece
Pages 257-259 | Received 06 Jun 2014, Accepted 30 Jul 2014, Published online: 08 Sep 2014

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