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,...

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Main Authors: Javier Tomás-Juan, Ane Murueta-Goyena Larrañaga, Ludger Hanneken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Optometry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429614000867

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