Corneal Regeneration After Photorefractive Keratectomy: A Review
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) remodels corneal stroma to compensate refractive errors. The removal of epithelium and the ablation of stroma provoke the disruption of corneal nerves and a release of several peptides from tears, epithelium, stroma and nerves. A myriad of cytokines, growth factors,...
Main Authors: | Javier Tomás-Juan, Ane Murueta-Goyena Larrañaga, Ludger Hanneken |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Optometry |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429614000867 |
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