KeratoScoop (Rebecca's blog)

This is a duplicate of my Dry Eye Digest blogspot blog - to see the full archives back to 2005, please click on that link.

  1. Abstract: Evaluating toxicity of bad stuff adorbed by contacts

    This is kind of an interesting piece... about methodologies for figuring out to what extent things toxic ingredients (such as benzalkonium chloride, a common preservative in prescription eyedrops) are adsorbed by contacts and may pose safety issues.

    Evaluation of cytotoxic potential of cored soft contact lenses with adsorbed active ingredients from over-the-counter eye drops.
    Thin, gel-like, hydrated soft contact lenses are directly placed on human eyes and can be used with
    ...