Effect of stromal hydration of clear corneal incisions: Quantifying ingress of trypan blue into the anterior chamber after phacoemulsification

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 623-627

  Vasavada, Abhay R ^a   Praveen, Mamidipudi R ^a   Pandita, Deepak ^a   Gajjar, Devarshi U ^a   Vasavada, Vaishali A ^a   Vasavada, Viraj A ^a   Raj, Shetal M ^a   Johar, Kaid ^a  

^a ILADEVI CATARACT AND IOL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPAN BLUE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DILUTION; EYE; HUMAN; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BICARBONATES; COLORING AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TRYPAN BLUE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33947572660     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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