Assessment of corneal endothelial cell changes caused by mitomycin-C application during pterygium surgery

Assessment of corneal endothelial cell changes caused by mitomycin-C application during pterygium surgery

Background Topical Mitomycin-C (MMC) can have a deleterious effect onto corneal endothelium in some ophthalmic surgeries. Aim To evaluate safety of intraoperative topical MMC in pterygium surgeries onto corneal endothelium. Design Prospective comparative cohort study. Subjects and methods Forty-six...

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Main Authors: Tarek M Radwan, Ahmed A Abdelghany, Amr A.F Ali, Ahmed A.B Abdel Aal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society
Subjects:
endothelial cell loss
pterygium recurrence
specular microscopy
Online Access:http://www.jeos.eg.net/article.asp?issn=2090-0686;year=2019;volume=112;issue=3;spage=67;epage=77;aulast=Radwan

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