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

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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)

• 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.