Mitomycin C application in refractive surgery
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Mitomycin C application in refractive surgery
Over the years, mitomycin C has been used by refractive surgeons to prophylactically decrease haze after surface ablation procedures and therapeutically in the treatment of preexisting haze. Development of mitomycin C treatments has had a significant role in the revival of surface ablation techniques. We reviewed the literature regarding mechanism of action of mitomycin C, its role in modulatin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0034-7280
DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20150086