Tear ascorbic acid levels and the total antioxidant status in contact lens wearers: A pilot study

AIMS: The tear ascorbate owing to its high concentration, functions as an effective antioxidant against the oxidative damage of cornea. Contact lens wearers (CLW) are prone to oxidative stress due to the lens-induced hypoxic conditions. A pilot study was done to compare the tear ascorbic acid level...

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Autores principales: Venkata, Sai Jyothi Aluru, Narayanasamy, Angayarkanni, Srinivasan, Vidhya, Iyer, Geetha Krishnan, Sivaramakrishnan, Ramakrishnan, Subramanian, Madhumathi, Mahadevan, Rajeshwari
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19574697
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.53054

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19574697
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.53054

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