Restoration of the rabbit corneal surface after total epithelial debridement and complete limbal excision
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Restoration of the rabbit corneal surface after total epithelial debridement and complete limbal excision
How is the corneal epithelium restored when all of it plus the limbus have been eliminated? This investigation explored the possibility that this may be achieved through the conjunctival epithelium. The corneal epithelium of the right eye of 12 rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was totally scraped followed by surgical excision of the limbus plus 1.0-1.5 mm of the adjacent conjunctiva. Antibiotics...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0100-879X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2012007500023