Effect of epithelial retention and removal on ribofl avin absorption in porcine corneas

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 771-775

  Samaras, Konstantinos ^a,b   O'Brart, David P ^a,b   Doutch, James ^c   Hayes, Sally ^c   Marshall, John ^a,b   Meek, Keith M ^c  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COLLAGEN; EYE DROPS; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; STROMA; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; ETHANOL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 73249142073     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20090813-03     Document Type: Article

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