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[A survey of clinically used drugs in PVR: a review]
F Faude1, K Heimann, P Wiedemann
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde der Universität Leipzig. faudef@server3.medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Abstract:
Colchicine, corticosteroids, daunomycin, fluorouracil, heparin and retinoids have been used in man and show an effect in different stages of the development of PVR. In this survey the effect of each drug is described and the clinical studies are discussed. This survey shows that there are many drugs that in addition to surgery might influence the natural course of clinical PVR during different stages. However, the only drug for which a significant reduction in the number of reoperations has been demonstrated in a randomized prospective trial is daunomycin. Literature search by medline.
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