American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 4 , Pages 597.e1-597.e5 , October 2006

Measurement of the Actual Dose of Triamcinolone Acetonide Delivered by Common Techniques of Intravitreal Injection

Presented in part at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 5, 2005, and at the American Society of Retina Specialists, Montreal, Canada, July 17, 2005.

,Accepted 18 May 2006.

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 All fundings for this study came from internal sources.

PII: S0002-9394(06)00685-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.05.041

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 4 , Pages 597.e1-597.e5 , October 2006

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