Periocular injection
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Medicine delivery method via the eye
Periocular injection is an ocular route of drug administration. It is well-established route of treatment for severe uveitis and cystoid macular edema (CME) by using corticosteroids.[1] [2]
Subconjunctival injection is one of periocular routes of administration.
References
[edit ]- ^ When to Use Periocular and Intraocular Corticosteroid Injections in Uveitis
- ^ Sen, H. N.; Vitale, S.; Gangaputra, S. S.; Nussenblatt, R. B.; Liesegang, T. L.; Levy-Clarke, G. A.; Rosenbaum, J. T.; Suhler, E. B.; Thorne, J. E.; Foster, C. S.; Jabs, D. A.; Kempen, J. H. (2014). "Periocular Corticosteroid Injections in Uveitis: Effects and Complications". Ophthalmology. 121 (11): 2275–2286. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2014年05月02日1. PMC 4254355 . PMID 25017415.