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The Impact of Intermittent Air Exposure on Lipid Deposition

Abstract

PURPOSE: To analyze the impact of intermittent air exposure on the in vitro deposition of two radioactive lipids on various contact lens (CL) materials, using a custom-designed model blink cell. METHODS: Six different CL materials (balafilcon A, lotrafilcon B, comfilcon A, senofilcon A, etafilcon A, and omafilcon A) were mounted on the model blink cell pistons, which cycled the lenses in and out of a complex artificial tear solution (ATS) that …

Authors

Lorentz H; Heynen M; Khan W; Trieu D; Jones L

Journal

Optometry and Vision Science, Vol. 89, No. 11, pp. 1574–1581

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

11 2012

DOI

10.1097/opx.0b013e31826c6508

ISSN

1040-5488