Oral l-Cysteine Supplementation Enhances the Long Term-Effect of Topical Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) in Reducing the Corneal Haze after Photorefractive Keratectomy in Myopic Patients

Oral l-Cysteine Supplementation Enhances the Long Term-Effect of Topical Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) in Reducing the Corneal Haze after Photorefractive Keratectomy in Myopic Patients

We aimed at evaluating the long-term<b> </b>effects of l-cysteine oral supplementation to basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) eye-drops on corneal re-epithelization and transparency in myopic patients subjected to photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Forty patients subjected to bilateral...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Meduri, Loredana Bergandi, Pietro Perroni, Francesca Silvagno, Pasquale Aragona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
photorefractive keratectomy
corneal haze
basic fibroblast growth factor
l-cysteine administration
corneal re-epithelialization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/13/4/67

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