Trypan blue identifies antimetabolite treatment area in trabeculectomy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1152-1156

  Healey, P R ^a,b   Crowston, J G ^b,c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; FLUOROURACIL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MITOMYCIN C; TRYPAN BLUE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEEDLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SCLERA; TRABECULECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMETABOLITES; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; SURGICAL SPONGES; TRABECULECTOMY; TRYPAN BLUE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24044491922     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.071753     Document Type: Article

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