Are cefuroxime and vancomycin really safe on the corneal endothelial cells?

Ozlem, Özlem; Necati, Demir; Fatma, Yilmaz; Gulsen, Yilmaz; Ayse, Nuroezler; Firdevs, Ornek

doi:10.1007/s00417-009-1267-3

Are cefuroxime and vancomycin really safe on the corneal endothelial cells?

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Ozlem T. Y., Necati D. M., Fatma Y. M., Gulsen Y., Ayse N. B., Firdevs O.

GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.248, no.3, pp.415-420, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 248 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00417-009-1267-3
Journal Name: GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.415-420
Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To investigate the biochemical changes of the oxidant/antioxidant balance in corneal tissue, and determine the relative corneal endothelial toxicities of the following intracameral antibiotic agents: cefuroxime and vancomycin.