Inadvertent Expulsion of Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant during Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Ophthalmol Retina. 2018 Jan;2(1):75-77. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2017.06.003. Epub 2017 Aug 26.

Authors

Hans Wang¹, Joshua Hardin², Antonis Kaintatzis³, Sami H Uwaydat², Ahmed B Sallam⁴

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
² Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust, Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
⁴ Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Electronic address: ahmedsallam11@yahoo.com.

PMID: 31047311
DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2017.06.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Drug Implants / adverse effects
Female
Fluocinolone Acetonide / adverse effects*
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
Humans
Intraoperative Complications*
Intravitreal Injections
Macular Edema / diagnosis
Macular Edema / surgery*
Middle Aged
Uveitis / drug therapy
Uveitis / surgery*
Vitrectomy / adverse effects*

Substances

Drug Implants
Glucocorticoids
Fluocinolone Acetonide