Browsing Optometry and Vision Science by Subject "toxicity"
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Development of Sensitive In Vitro Assays to Assess the Ocular Toxicity Potential of Chemicals and Ophthalmic Products
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-27)The utilization of in vitro tests with a tiered testing strategy for detection of mild ocular irritants can reduce the use of animals for testing, provide mechanistic data on toxic effects, and reduce the uncertainty ... -
Uptake and release of preservatives from soft contact lens materials
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-13)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to examine the uptake and release of myristamidopropyl dimethylamine (MAPD) and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) from soft contact lens material using various in vitro models to ...