Chemical effects of alkali on polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lenses

Polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lenses were left in 10% NaOH or 10% KOH for various periods of time. Contact angles were unaltered and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis was unchanged. This concentration of alkali does not appear to chemically change the lens surface during the study per...

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Published inInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 354 - 357
Main Authors Galin, MA, Salamone, JC, Olson, AP, Tuberville, AW
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States ARVO 01.08.1981
Subjects
Alkalies
Humans
Lenses, Intraocular - standards
Methylmethacrylates - analysis
Potassium
Sodium Hydroxide
Spectrum Analysis
Sterilization - methods
Sterilization - standards
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Summary:Polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lenses were left in 10% NaOH or 10% KOH for various periods of time. Contact angles were unaltered and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis was unchanged. This concentration of alkali does not appear to chemically change the lens surface during the study period.
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ISSN:0146-0404
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