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[Scanning electron microscopic study of the effect of some intraocular irrigating solutions on the corneal
Abstract:
The effects of two intraocular irrigating solutions (physiological saline, Mac Carey-Kaufman medium) on the corneal endothelium of the rabbit have been evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. During an experimental anterior vitrectomy on aphakic rabbit eyes, corneas were perfused with a different solution in each eye during a period of up to 75 min and with a maximum of 250 cm3 of liquid. We found a significant difference only after 60 min of perfusion at which time important lesions appeared in the cornea of eyes perfused with physiological saline. The corneas irrigated with Mac Carey-Kaufman medium remained normal.