Figure 1From: Effect of ethanol-treated mid-peripheral epithelium on corneal wound healing in rabbits Illustration of the epithelial removal method in groups 1–3. Green indicates mechanical epithelial removal. Yellow indicates ethanol-assisted epithelial removal. Blue indicates the barrier zone; that is, an ethanol-treated but not removed area. Epithelial removal size was standardized as an 8.0 mm in diameter in all three groups.Back to article page