Clinical benefits and physical properties of addition of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose to a multi-purpose contact lens care solution

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 506 B, Issue , 2002, Pages 981-985

  Simmons, Peter A ^a   Kelly, William ^a   Prather, William ^a   Vehige, Joseph ^a  

^a ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; OPTI TEARS; POLYSTYRENE; RE WETTING DROPS; TEARS NATURAL II;

ADSORPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRY EYE; EVAPORATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEAR FILM; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0036926151     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_139     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (15)

1. C.G. Begley, B. Caffery, K.K. Nichols, and R. Chalmers, Responses of contact lens wearers to a dry eye survey, Optom Vis Sci. 77:40 (2000).
2. F. Holly, Tear film physiology and contact lens wear: II. Contact lens tear film interaction, Am J Optom Physiol Opt. 58:331 (1981).
3. A. Tomlinson and T. Cedarstaff, Tear evaporation from the human eye: the effects of C.L. Wear, J Br Contact Lens Assoc. 5:141 (1982).
4. A. Sharma and E. Ruckenstein, Mechanism of tear film rupture and its implication for contact lenses tolerance, Am J Optom Physiol Opt. 62:246 (1985).
5. A. Tomlinson, Complications of Contact Lens Wear Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis (1992).
6. M. Doughty, Re-wetting, comfort, lubricant and moisturizing solutions for the contact lenses wearers, Contact Lens and Ant Eye. 22:116 (1999).
7. P. White and C. Scott, Contact lenses and solution summary, Cont Lens Spect. (1999).
8. D.A. Benedetto, D.O. Shah, and H.E. Kaufman, The instilled fluid dynamics and surface chemistry of polymers in the preocular tear film, Invest Ophthalmol. 14:887 (1975).
9. A. Ludwig, N.J. van Haeringen, V.M. Bodelier, and M. Van Ooteghem, Relationship between precorneal retention of viscous eye drops and tear fluid composition, Int Ophthalmol. 16:23 (1992).
10. Ophthalmic demulcents, 21 CFR 349.12, 4-1-00 ed., U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. (2000).
11. I. Toda, N. Shinozaki, and K. Tsubota, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose for the treatment of severe dry eye associated with Sjøgren's syndrome, Cornea. 15:120 (1996).
12. P. Versura, M.C. Maltarello, F. Stecher, R. Caramazza, and R. Laschi, Dry eye before and after therapy with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. Ultrastructural and cytochemical study in 20 patients, Ophthalmologica. 198:152 (1989).
13. U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, United States Pharmacopeia 24, National Formulary 19, 2000 United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD (1999).
14. F.C. Bach, J.B. Adam, H.C. McWhirter, and J.E. Johnson, Ocular retention of artificial tear solutions. Comparison of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and polyvinyl alcohol vehicles using an argyrol marker, Ann Ophthalmol. 4:116 (1972).
15. G.R. Snibson, J.L. Greaves, N.D.W. Soper, J.M. Tiffany, C.G. Wilson, and A.J. Bron, Ocular surface residence times of artificial tear solutions, Cornea. 11:288 (1992).