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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of combination of suberoylamilide hydroxyamic acid and mitomycin C in reducing pro-fibrotic changes in human corneal epithelial cells
Corneal haze post refractive surgery is prevented by mitomycin c (MMC) treatment though it can lead to corneal endothelial damage, persistent epithelial defects and necrosis of cells. Suberanilohydroxamic acid...
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Open AccessResveratrol reverses the adverse effects of bevacizumab on cultured ARPE-19 cells
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) are one of the major causes of blindness caused by neo-vascular changes in the retina. Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections are ...
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Ocular stem cells: a status update!
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have been a major focus of the field of regenerative medicine, opening new frontiers and regarded as the future of medicine. The ophthalmology branch of the medical scie...
