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2017

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Full-Text Articles in Surgical Procedures, Operative

Efficacy And Safety Comparison Between Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid And Mitomycin C In Reducing The Risk Of Corneal Haze After Prk Treatment In Vivo, Govindaraj Anumanthan, Ajay Sharma, Michael R. Waggoner, Chuck W. Hamm, Suneel Gupta, Nathan P. Hesemann, Rajiv R. Mohan Sep 2017

Efficacy And Safety Comparison Between Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid And Mitomycin C In Reducing The Risk Of Corneal Haze After Prk Treatment In Vivo, Govindaraj Anumanthan, Ajay Sharma, Michael R. Waggoner, Chuck W. Hamm, Suneel Gupta, Nathan P. Hesemann, Rajiv R. Mohan

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

PURPOSE:

This study compared the efficacy and safety of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) and mitomycin C (MMC) up to 4 months in the prevention of corneal haze induced by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in rabbits in vivo.

METHODS:

Corneal haze in rabbits was produced with −9.00 diopter PRK. A single application of SAHA (25 μM) or MMC (0.02%) was applied topically immediately after PRK. Effects of the two drugs were analyzed by slit-lamp microscope, specular microscope, TUNEL assay, and immunofluorescence.

RESULTS:

Single topical adjunct use of SAHA (25 μM) or MMC (0.02%) after PRK attenuated more than 95% corneal …