Effect of topical ascorbic acid on free radical tissue damage and inflammatory cell influx in the cornea after excimer laser corneal surgery

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 649-652

  Kasctsuwan, Ngamjit ^a,b   Wu, Francis M ^a   Fqrtunc, H ^b   Sanchcz, Daniel ^b   McDonndl, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EXCIMER LASER; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LASER SURGERY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE INJURY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032890712     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.5.649     Document Type: Article

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