title: Viability of porcine corneal epithelium ex vivo and effect of exposure to air: a pilot study for a dry eye model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Optometry and Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. oremily.choy@polyu.edu.hk
authors.forename: Emily Pik Yin
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: Tony Shing Shun
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Iris Frances Forster
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Benzie
authors.forename: Camus Kar Man
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Choy
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors; D014022:Tissue Survival