Autologous Serum In Eye Disorders
Journal Title: JK Science, Journal of Medical Education & Research - Year 2009, Vol 11, Issue 3
Abstract
While pharmaceutical lubricants offer little to no nutrition, eye drops made from autologous serum have a tear like biochemical character and supply nutritional components. In vitro studies have shown that serum supports viability, proliferation and migration of ocular surface epithelial cells better than unpreserved pharmaceutical tear substitutes. The production parameters should be optimized before a meaningful randomized, controlled clinical trial attempts to evaluate the real therapeutic potential of this approach in ocular surface disorder. Meanwhile, the use of serum eye drops remains an experimental approach.It is a cost effective way of treating dry eye syndrome with minimal side effects.
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Priyanka Mahajan
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