American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 196-202 , February 2002

Subtenon’s depot corticosteroid injections in patients with a history of corticosteroid-induced intraocular pressure elevation

  • Darrin S Levin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • Dennis P Han, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Dennis P. Han, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 925 N. 87th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA 53226-4812; fax: (414) 456-6300
    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • Sundeep Dev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • William J Wirostko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • William F Mieler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • Thomas B Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • Varghese George, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • Dan Eastwood, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and the Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

,Accepted 29 October 2001.

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☆ Dr Dev is a 1998–1999 AOS-Knapp, and R.G. Michels Fellow. Dr Wirostko is a 1998–1999 Heed Fellow. This work is supported in part by the Thomas M. Aaberg Retina Research Fund, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York, and by National Eye Institute core grant EY01931, Bethesda, Maryland.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 196-202 , February 2002

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