Effects of topical mitomycin C on the ciliary body and intraocular pressure after PRK: An experimental study

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-638

  Kymionis, George D ^a   Diakonis, Vasilios F ^a   Charisis, Spyridon ^a   Pallikaris, Aristofanis I ^a   Bouzoukis, Dimitrios I ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^b   Naoumidi, Irine ^b   Tsilimbaris, Miltiadis K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL SPONGE; TONOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 45249086314     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080601-14     Document Type: Article

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