Mitomycin-C needle bleb revision in congenital glaucoma
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5.1. Intraoperative use and needling bleb revision with mitomycin C Intraoperative use and needling bleb revision with mitomycin C
MMC when applied topically or injected subconjunctivally, prevents proliferation of fibroblasts within the subconjunctival space and tenon’s capsule. It also has a lethal effect on vascular endothelial cells. A single application of MMC can cause localized, irreversible inhibition of both fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells. MMC is estimated to be 100 times more potent than 5-FU in fibro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0974-9233
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.71598