Journal Reviews

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Cystoid macular oedema following cataract surgery

1 October 2019 | | Cataract and Refractive | NSAIDs, cataract, cataract surgery, corticosteroids, cystoid macular oedema

This review covers the history, incidence, diagnosis, risk factors, pathophysiology and medical management of postoperative macular oedema (PCMO), with a particular emphasis on key contemporary studies and novel observations. The authors revisit the incidence of well-established risk factors including intraoperative...

Froben for anterior scleritis

1 June 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | COX-inhibitor, flurbiprofen, froben, non-necrotizing scleritis, noninfective, oral NSAIDs

Flurbiprofen (Froben) is one of the nonselective cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors blocking both COX-1 and COX-2 pathways. Agrawal et al. undertook a retrospective cohort study to determine the effectiveness of oral Froben in managing noninfectious, non-necrotising anterior scleritis. One hundred and...