Open AccessToxic effect of rose bengal dye on the living human corneal epithelium
Author(s) -
Tabery Helena M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760203.x
Subject(s) - rose bengal , medicine , corneal epithelium , fluorescein , ophthalmology , keratoconjunctivitis sicca , cornea , staining , schirmer test , sodium fluorescein , epithelium , dermatology , pathology , optics , chemistry , fluorescence , dry eyes , physics , organic chemistry
To investigate whether rose bengal dye at a concentration of 1% has a toxic in vivo effect on the human corneal epithelium.