Further evidence for proinflammatory nature of perfluorohexyloctane in the eye

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 408-414

  Vote, Brendan ^a   Wheen, Lyndsae ^a   Cluroe, Alison ^a   Teoh, Heng ^a   McGeorge, Archibald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Perfluorohexyloctane; Virectomy

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; AMIKACIN; PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANE; TAMPONADING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHENOTYPE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 0344468116     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2003.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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