Reduced need for corneal epithelial debridement during vitreo-retinal surgery using two different viscous surface lubricants

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1062-1066

  Garcia Valenzuela, Enrique ^a,b,c   Abdelsalam, Ahmed ^a   Eliott, Dean ^a   Pons, Mauricio ^a   Iezzi, Raymond ^a   Puklin, James E ^a   McDermott, Mark L ^a   Abrams, Gary W ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; GENTEAL GEL; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA SURGERY; VISION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0345304330     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00634-2     Document Type: Article

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