The Ex Vivo Eye Irritation Test (EVEIT) in evaluation of artificial tears: Purite®-preserved versus unpreserved eye drops

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 250, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1333-1340

  Schrage, N ^a,b   Frentz, M ^a   Spoeler, F ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Augenklinik Köln Merheim ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cornea; Dry eye syndrome; Eveit; Healing; Hyaluronic acid; Preservative free medication; Purite

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DRUG PRESERVATIVE; FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; HYLO COMOD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA INJURY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; EX VIVO EYE IRRITATION TEST; EYE EXAMINATION; ILLUMINATION; METABOLISM; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE CULTURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; LACTATES; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84866551587     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-012-1999-3     Document Type: Article

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