Treatment of acute retinal necrosis syndrome

Autor: Yun-Jia Liu, Pei-Zeng Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Guoji Yanke Zazhi, Vol 15, Iss 5, Pp 813-816 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1672-5123
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2015.5.18
Popis: Acute retinal necrosis syndrome(ARN)is a serious eye disease, which caused by Herpes virus mostly, with unknown pathogenesis. Because of the aggressive progression, treatment of ARN is difficult, and the blindness rate is extremely high. Current treatment strategies are the combination of the drug therapy and the operative treatment. Drugs commonly used are antiviral drugs, glucocorticoids, and antiplatelet drugs, and the operative treatment includes laser photocoagulation and vitrectomy.
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