The Effect of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) on Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking in Rabbits


KOC M., BOSTANCI B., DEMIREL O. O., GENC F., TEKIN K., Koban Y., ...More

JOURNAL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, vol.33, no.7, pp.525-529, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/jop.2017.0025
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.525-529
  • Keywords: ascorbic acid, cornea, reactive oxygen species, transepithelial corneal cross-linking, vitamin C, AQUEOUS-HUMOR, COLLAGEN, KERATOCONUS, RIBOFLAVIN
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), the main antioxidant agent in the cornea on transepithelial corneal cross-linking (CXL) where the main mechanism is oxidation.