The effect of tear substitute and silicone oil on re-epithelisation of the cornea

Eye

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-144

  Gaton, D D ^a,b   Stiebel Kalish, H ^a,b   Loya, N ^a,b   Weinberger, D ^a,b   Kashtan, Y ^c   Solomon, A ^c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Cellulosic tear substitute; Corneal re epithelisation; Silicone oil

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; SILICONE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; EPITHELIZATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0031886687     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.24     Document Type: Article

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