American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 993-998 , June 2005

Cataract Progression After Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection

This study was partly presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 2004; and at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 2004.

,Accepted 15 January 2005.

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PII: S0002-9394(05)00091-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.022

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 993-998 , June 2005

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