Caffeic acid phenethyl ester to inhibit posterior capsule opacification in rabbits

Hepsen, Ibrahim; Bayramlar, H; Gultek, A; Ozen, Şükrü; Tilgen, F; Evereklioglu, CEM

doi:10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80031-4

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester to inhibit posterior capsule opacification in rabbits

Hepsen I. F., Bayramlar H., Gultek A., Ozen S., Tilgen F., Evereklioglu C.

JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, vol.23, no.10, pp.1572-1576, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 1997
Doi Number: 10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80031-4
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1572-1576
Erciyes University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To assess whether caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) prevents posterior capsule opacification (PCO) by suppressing the transformation of the lens epithelial cells.