Stromal reaction and repair after corneal alkali wound in the XXXX : a quantitative microradiographic study.

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The corneal stromal reaction and repair were studied after alkali wound in the @entity95 . The wound was followed for 6 months. The size and @entity231 of the wound were followed in the slit lamp and photographically. Morphology and dry mass or water content were studied using quantitative microradiography. The size of the wound @entity231 diminished throughout the observation period. The density of the @entity231 varied with the stromal water content. An increased water content as well as large variation in water content caused increased @entity231 . The @entity3279 , determined already after 1 hr, was not detectable by 1 week using quantitative microradiography. Subsequently, an extensive @entity4 developed, water accumulation being most marked in the posterior part of the @entity267 . After 8 weeks, an increase in interlamellar dry mass content could be determined as a sign of a stromal healing process. Stromal thickness and dry mass content had returned to normal values by 6 months.
