BACKGROUND To investigate the efficacy of posterior subtenon methylprednisolone acetate injection in treatment of refractory diffuse clinically significant diabetic macular edema (CSME). METHODS In a prospective, nonrandomized, interventional case series, 52 eyes were diagnosed with CSME and treated with at least two sessions of laser photocoagulation according to Early Treatment Diabetic Ret...

Each mL of these preparations contains: Methylprednisolone acetate.............................. 20 mg Polyethylene glycol 3350....................................29.5 mg Polysorbate 80 ....................................................1.97 mg Monobasic sodium phosphate ..............................6.9 mg Dibasic sodium phosphate USP..........................1.44 mg Benzyl alcohol added as a...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus in the treatment of de Quervain's tenosynovitis, but wrist support with or without local corticosteroid injection has been considered as an effective treatment modality. Some patients have expressed reluctance for steroid injections because of the fear of probable adverse reactions. This study was performed to compare the outcome of methylprednisolone acetate in...

background and objective: pneumocystis pneumonia (pcp) has been historically the most prevalent opportunisticinfection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiencyvirus. culture of the organism has not been faced with suitable success in artificial media, while various results have been reported for cell culture media. the aim of this study was proliferation of pneumocystis carinii on t...

Each mL of these preparations contains: Methylprednisolone acetate..................................20 mg Polyethylene glycol 3350.....................................29.5 mg Polysorbate 80 .....................................................1.97 mg Monobasic sodium phosphate ...............................6.9 mg Dibasic sodium phosphate USP...........................1.44 mg Benzyl alcohol add...

BACKGROUND Although epidural corticosteroid injections are commonly used for sciatica, their efficacy has not been established. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind trial, we administered up to three epidural injections of methylprednisolone acetate (80 mg in 8 ml of isotonic saline) or isotonic saline (1 ml) to 158 patients with sciatica due to a herniated nucleus pulposus. All patients had...

Twenty-eight patients presenting with typical dorsal root pain of more than six months' duration were given a series of three epidural injections of methylprednisolone acetate. The patients were grouped according to known aetiologic factors. Improvement in symptoms was most marked in the post-herpetic group where 86% were free of pain after six months. In the post-trauma/surgical group, 50% of ...

Epithelial cells that re-epithelialized corneas after the normal corneal epithelium was removed limbus to limbus by scraping were found to be metabolically responsive to methylprednisolone acetate. Seventy-two hours after scraping, the re-epithelializing cells from steroid-treated animals were found to have a 26% slower rate of DNA synthesis, a 30% slower rate of glucose oxidation via glycolysi...

T.opically applied corticoids were shown to produce in man an increase in intraocular pressure, a reduction in outflow facility,' 2> G and dilatation of the pupil. In addition, important differences in this respect were depicted between the normal and glaucomatous eye.' These findings suggested an extensive search for a suitable laboratory animal in which these effects may be reproduced and the...