Effect of collagenase inhibitors on corneal haze after PRK

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-259

  Corbett, Melanie C ^a   O'Brart, David P S ^a   Patmore, Ann L ^a   Marshall, John ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagenase inhibitors; Collagenases; Excimer laser; Haze; Matrix metalloproteinases; Photorefractive keratectomy; Rabbits; Refractive surgery; Regression; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLLAGENASE INHIBITOR; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; EDETIC ACID; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; HOMATROPINE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; KERATECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034769487     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0959     Document Type: Article

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