Viscoelásticos oftálmicos: comparação entre os comerciais e formulações de galactomanana de Dimorphandra gardneriana Ophtalmic viscosurgical devices: comparison between commercial and formulations based on Dimorphandra gardneriana galactomannan

<abstract language="eng">Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVD) are materials injected in intraocular space during cataract removal to reduce trauma in the patient's eye. Three Brazilian commercially available OVDs (Medilon®, Metilcelulose® and Ofthyal®) were evaluated as well a...

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Main Authors: Natália R. Pires, Pablyana L. R. da Cunha, Regina C. M. de Paula, Judith P. A. Feitosa, Francisco V. F. Jamacaru, Manoel O. Moraes Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2010-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422010000800017