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Intravitreous granulation tissue and retinal detachment following pars plana injection for cytomegalovirus retinopathy

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Recently, the pars plana route of injection has been used to administer drugs for the treatment of severe intraocular infections. We observed a complication of this method in a patient with AIDS and cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinopathy.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute, CA, Los Angeles, 90024, USA

    Allan E. Kreiger, Robert Y. Foos & Marc O. Yoshizumi

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Kreiger, A.E., Foos, R.Y. & Yoshizumi, M.O. Intravitreous granulation tissue and retinal detachment following pars plana injection for cytomegalovirus retinopathy. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 230, 197–198 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00164664

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