Role of cysteine in corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-82

  Meduri, Alessandro ^a,c   Grenga, Pier Luigi ^b   Scorolli, Lucia ^c   Ceruti, Piero ^d   Ferreri, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corneal wound healing; Cysteine; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; PLACEBO; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CYSTEINE; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROPIA; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 58149097642     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000187623     Document Type: Article

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