In vitro emulsification assessment of new silicone oils

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-512

  Caramoy, Albert ^a   Schröder, Sabine ^a   Fauser, Sascha ^a   Kirchhof, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCISION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY;

EMULSIFYING AGENTS; EMULSIONS; HUMANS; PLASMA; SERUM; SILICONE OILS; SILICONES;

EID: 77950795782     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.170852     Document Type: Article

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