Efficacy of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices in maintaining corneal epithelial hydration and clarity: In vitro assessment

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2154-2159

  Prinz, Ana ^a   Fennes, Carina ^b   Buehl, Wolf ^b   Findl, Oliver ^c  

^a Hietzing Hospital   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c HANUSCH HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; GEL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWINE; VISCOSITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLCELLULOSE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SWINE; VISCOSITY; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS; WETTABILITY; WETTING AGENTS;

EID: 84870265707     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2012.06.054     Document Type: Article

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