Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4032700 | Survey of Ophthalmology | 2011 | 37 Pages |
Abstract
Ocular inflammatory disease is the third leading cause of blindness in the United States. In addition to the conventional immunomodulatory agents, which include antimetabolites, alkylating agents, and antibiotics such as cyclosporine, many of which have been used in the treatment of this disease for decades, several new treatment modalities have emerged within the past 10 years. We review in detail the characteristics, safety, and efficacy of the conventional immunomodulators, the more novel agents such as the biologics, and investigational drugs that appear promising in the treatment of ocular inflammatory disease.
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Authors
Khayyam Durrani, Fouad R. Zakka, Muna Ahmed, Mohiuddin Memon, Sana S. Siddique, C. Stephen Foster,