Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Department of optometry and vision science, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega Webuye, Kenya

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effects of Bee Bread Extract from Meliponula Ferriguinea on Chemical Induced and Bacterial Infected Corneal Ulcers of Rabbit Eyes
  Author(s): Andrew Wekesa*, Alfred Ragot and Walter Yego
  
  Aim: Corneal ulcerations are immediate risks to avoidable blindness. In many developing countries, their treatment present huge challenges, often due to increased resistance to anti-bacterial drugs, costs and accessibility issues. Bee bread is a valuable apitherapeutic product greatly appreciated by the natural medicine because of its potential medical and nutritional applications. In this study, we investigated the pharmacological effect of extract from M. ferriguinea on chemical-induced and bacterial-infected corneal ulceration of rabbit’s eyes. Method: A randomized-controlled experiment, was conducted on 15 New Zealand rabbits weighing 1.4 ± 0.42 kgrandomly assigned to 3 groups; A (Experimental group), B (Positive Control group) and C (Negative control group) of five animals each. All rabbits were.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.20.11.834

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