Effect of Silica in the Manufacture of Autologous Serum Eye Drops on Corneal Stromal Cells.

Published in: Cornea (2023)

Silica showed dose-dependent and time-dependent toxicity in human corneal fibroblasts. It is safer to keep the blood in tubes without a clot activator when manufacturing autologous serum eye drops to prevent possible corneal cytotoxicity.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
wound healing
endothelial cells
cell therapy
cataract surgery
platelet rich plasma
oxidative stress
induced pluripotent stem cells
inflammatory response