Mitomycin C reduces corneal light scattering after excimer keratectomy

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-49

  Jain, S ^a   McCally, R L ^a   Connolly, P J ^a   Azar, D T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal scar; Excimer laser; Keratectomy; Mitomycin; Rabbits; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EXCIMER LASER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATECTOMY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CICATRIX; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; LIGHT; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RABBITS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035158239     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200101000-00009     Document Type: Article

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