[Impact of a continuous electric field on corneal healing in an experiment]

The impact of a continuous electric field on reepithelization of the standardized erosive wound surface of the cornea was studied in 54 rabbits. Erosions were treated with antibacterial drugs, reparants (a control) and simultaneously with exposure to a 500 mV/mm2 electric field acting until complete epithelization was achieved (an experiment). Dynamics in the process was recorded by photography after fluorescein staining. Twenty corneal samples were histologically studied 1, 2, 3 days and 3-4 weeks after injury. It has been shown that the use of a continuous electric field does not prevent and, in most cases, it accelerates corneal erosion epithelization. The method may be used as a factor of erosion healing stimulation. It is most expedient to apply the method within the first 2 days before epithelial defect closure.