Low-dose postoperative transconjunctival application of mitomycin C in rabbit trabeculectomy

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 374-379

  El Harazi, Sherif M ^a   Feldman, Robert M ^a,c   Villanueva, Guillermina ^a   Carter Dawson, Louvenia ^a   Mietz, Holger ^b   Chuang, Alice Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Hermann Eye Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Mitomycin C; Trabeculectomy; Transconjunctival application

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0033278408     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199912000-00006     Document Type: Article

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