Effect of Topically Administered Chitosan-N-acetylcysteine on Corneal Wound Healing in a Rabbit Model

• Main Authors: Fischak, Corinna, Klaus, Robert, Werkmeister, René M., Hohenadl, Christine, Prinz, Martin, Schmetterer, Leopold, Garhöfer, Gerhard
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Corneal wound healing; Chitosan-N-acetylcysteine (C-NAC)
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86525; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44051

Purpose. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of topically administered chitosan-N-acetylcysteine (C-NAC) on corneal wound healing in a rabbit model. Methods. A total of 20 New Zealand White rabbits were included in the randomized, masked, placebo-controlled experiment. A monocu...