Ascorbic acid levels in human tears after photorefractive keratectomy, transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy, and laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 585-588

  Bilgihan, Ayse ^a,b   Bilgihan, Kamil ^b   Toklu, Yasin ^b   Konuk, Onur ^b   Yis, Özgür ^b   Hasanreisoǧlu, Berati ^b  

^a Gazi University School of Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENYLHYDRAZINE; ASCORBIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FLOW; CORNEA; METABOLISM; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; TEARS;

EID: 0035320553     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00877-4     Document Type: Article

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