Composition and method treating soft contact lenses at elevated temperatures
AssigneeBarnes-Hind Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsMurray J. Sibley, Gordon H. K. Yung, Petronio D. Urrea
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Abstract
Method and compositions are provided for elevated temperature disinfection of soft contact lenses. The lenses are heated at a temperature and for a time sufficient to provide disinfection in an aqueous stabilized saline solution having a small amount of a non-eye-irritating neutral surfactant. Particularly effective are N-hydroxyalkylated fatty acid amides.
Claims5
A soft lens thermal disinfecting and cleaning solution consisting essentially of:
- an aqueous isotonic saline solution buffered with a physiologically acceptable buffer at a pH in the range of about 6.5-7.6, having a physiologically acceptable preservative system comprising at least one member of the group consisting of ethyl(2-mercaptobenzato-S) mercury sodium salt, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and sorbic acid, and from 0.001-0.1w/v of a fatty acid amide of 10 to 18 carbon atoms of diethanolamine.
A method for disinfecting and cleaning soft contact lenses which comprises heating said lenses in a solution at a temperature of at least 60.degree. C for a time sufficient to disinfect and clean such soft contact lens, said solution consisting essentially of:
- an aqueous saline solution buffered with a physiologically acceptable buffer to a pH in the range of 6.5-7.6 having a physiologically acceptable perservative system comprising at least one member of the group consisting of ehtyl(2-mercaptobenzato-S)mercury sodium salt, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and sorbic acid in a total amount of from about 0.001 to 0.1 weight percent and from about 0.001-0.1w/v of a non-eye irritating neutral surfactant selected from the group consisting of fatty acid amides of from 10 to 18 carbon atoms of diethanolamine and 2-undecyl-3-(2'-carboxymethoxyethyl)-3-carboxymethyl-1-imidazoline disodio salt hydroxide.
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