Open AccessMETHYLCELLULOSE FOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL PROTECTION
Author(s) -
STEELE ARTHUR D. McG.,
ANDREWS V.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1988.tb01217.x
Subject(s) - endothelial stem cell , medicine , biology , genetics , in vitro
A randomised trial of three types of endothelial cell protection for patients undergoing posterior chamber intraocular lens implant is described. The results confirm the superiority of a viscoelastic fluid over air as a form of endothelial cell protection. No statistically significant difference was found between sodium hyaluronate and hydroxypropylmethykellulose (HPMC). As the cost of sodium haluronate is prohibitive, a manufacturing technique for HPMC is given.