Splitting of a Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex) following the Injection

Donmez, Oya; Parlak, Melih; Yaman, AYLİN; Saatci, ALİ

doi:10.1155/2013/247949

Splitting of a Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex) following the Injection

Donmez O., Parlak M., Yaman A., Saatci A. O.

CASE REPORTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEDICINE, cilt.2013, 2013 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 2013
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2013/247949
Dergi Adı: CASE REPORTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this brief report, we share our observations on a splitted Dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) which we discovered a week after the injection. It is likely that implant splitting neither changes the efficacy of the implant nor creates a mishap for the patient.