Evaluation of umbilical cord serum therapy for persistent corneal epithelial defects
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SCIENTIFIC REPORT Evaluation of umbilical cord serum therapy for persistent corneal epithelial defects
Aims: To evaluate umbilical cord serum therapy as a means of promoting the healing of persistent corneal epithelial defects. Methods: Umbilical cord serum or autologous serum drops were used to promote the healing of persistent epithelial defects. The study design was a prospective randomised controlled clinical trial. 60 eyes of 59 patients were divided into two groups, 31 in the cord serum gr...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1312