1. Fluress, fluorescein and benoxinate: recovery from bacterial contamination.
- Author
-
Yolton DP and German CJ
- Subjects
- Anesthetics, Local pharmacology, Anesthetics, Local standards, Chlorobutanol pharmacology, Drug Combinations pharmacology, Drug Combinations standards, Edetic Acid pharmacology, Fluoresceins pharmacology, Povidone pharmacology, Procaine pharmacology, Procaine standards, Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug effects, Staphylococcus aureus drug effects, Chlorobutanol standards, Drug Contamination prevention & control, Edetic Acid standards, Fluoresceins standards, Ophthalmic Solutions standards, Povidone standards, Procaine analogs & derivatives
- Abstract
The ability to recover from bacterial contaminations with Staphylococcus auresus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was determined for three optometric DPAs: Fluress, fluorescein and benoxinate. Results show that Fluress recovers from contamination more rapidly than benoxinate or fluorescein. This ability to recover from contamination and the relative ease of use of Fluress may make it the DPA choice for a number of optometric procedures including applanation tonometry.
- Published
- 1980