The Effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Keratoplasty on Rabbit Anterior Segment
Table 1
The average optical density of collagen type I, MMP2, and MMP9 in the cornea for the two groups at six time points (IOD/area).
Time point
Collagen type I
MMP2
MMP9
Control group
Treated group
Control group
Treated group
Control group
Treated group
1 d
0.148 ± 0.006
0.181 ± 0.008
0.178 ± 0.014
7 d
0.249 ± 0.004
0.149 ± 0.004
0.181 ± 0.005
15 d
0.252 ± 0.003
0.149 ± 0.003
0.179 ± 0.006
30 d
0.248 ± 0.005
0.252 ± 0.007
0.150 ± 0.005
0.183 ± 0.005
60 d
0.249 ± 0.006
0.250 ± 0.006
0.149 ± 0.005
0.181 ± 0.005
90 d
0.249 ± 0.004
0.247 ± 0.005
0.147 ± 0.004
0.146 ± 0.005
0.179 ± 0.006
0.179 ± 0.005
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<0.05
—
<0.05
—
<0.05
Data presented as the mean ± SD. versus control group by independent -test. value represents a comparison among different time points, analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test.
