The PALM Technique: histological findings of masked phototherapeutic keratectomy on rabbit corneas
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The PALM Technique: histological findings of masked phototherapeutic keratectomy on rabbit corneas
BACKGROUND To compare the corneal healing response between conventional and phototherapeutic keratectomy through a masking agent, in rabbit corneas. METHODS 24 adult rabbits underwent phototherapeutic keratectomy. Animals were divided in two groups: 12 received photoablation through a masking agent (PALM gel) and the remaining 12 received conventional phototherapeutic keratectomy of equal dep...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-3-4