Mitomycin C reduces scar formation after excimer laser (193 nm) photorefractive keratectomy in rabbits

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 649-655

  Schipper, Isaak ^a   Suppelt, Christine ^a   Gebbers, Jan Olaf ^b  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Pathologische Institut am Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cornea; Excimer laser; Haze; Keratocytes; Mitomycin C; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; KERATECTOMY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SCAR FORMATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030664394     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.171     Document Type: Article

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