Tear ascorbic acid levels and the total antioxidant status in contact lens wearers: A pilot study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-292

  Venkata, Sai Jyothi Aluru ^a   Narayanasamy, Angayarkanni ^a   Srinivasan, Vidhya ^a   Iyer, Geetha ^b   Sivaramakrishnan, Ramakrishnan ^a   Subramanian, Madhumathi ^a   Mahadevan, Rajeshwari ^b  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antioxidant capacity; Ascorbic acid; Contact lens wear; Oxidative stress; Tears

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249145965     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.53054     Document Type: Article

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