Preserving the cornea: Corneal storage media

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-337

  Jeng, Bennie H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal storage media; Endothelium; Epithelium; Optisol GS; Organ culture

Indexed keywords

CHEN MEDIUM; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DEXSOL; EUROSOL; EUSOL C; GENTAMICIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; OPTISOL GS; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPROTECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33747065242     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000233950.63853.88     Document Type: Review

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