Lipid Analysis on Block Copolymer–containing Packaging Solution and Lens Care Regimens: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: Optometry and vision science Vol. 97; no. 8; pp. 565 - 572
• Main Authors: Shows, Amanda, Redfern, Rachel L., Sickenberger, Wolfgang, Fogt, Jennifer S., Schulze, Marc, Lievens, Christopher, Szczotka-Flynn, Loretta, Schwarz, Stefan, Tichenor, Anna A., Marx, Sebastian, Lemp-Hull, Jessie M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.08.2020; American Academy of Optometry
• Subjects: Adult; Alkenes; Cholesterol - analysis; Contact Lens Solutions - chemistry; Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fluorometry; Humans; Hydrogels - chemistry; Male; Polyethylene Glycols; Product Packaging; Prospective Studies; Silicone Elastomers - chemistry; Silicones - chemistry; Tears - chemistry

SIGNIFICANCELotrafilcon B lenses packaged in and cared for with block copolymer–containing (polyoxyethylene-polyoxybutylene; EOBO) lens care solutions resulted in lower cholesterol extraction than each of the habitual silicone hydrogel lens/multipurpose solution (MPS) regimens tested. PURPOSEThis st...