Oxidative stress of intracameral lidocaine and levobupivacaine on ocular tissues

Demir M. N. , Demir Z. A. , Tok O. Y. , Yilmaz F. M. , Yilmaz G., NUROZLER A. B. , ...More

BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.94, no.8, pp.1083-1087, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 94 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/bjo.2009.161679
  • Title of Journal : BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.1083-1087

Abstract

Background To investigate the biochemical changes on the oxidant/antioxidant balance in corneal and lens tissues in rabbits, and to determine the relative corneal endothelial toxicities following the injection of intracameral anaesthetic agents: levobupivacaine 0.5% or lidocaine 2%.