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US 7,923,469 B2Granted
Compositions including vitamin-based surfactants and methods for using same
AssigneeAllergen, Inc.
InventorsStanley Huth, Richard Chadwick, Gerry Franco
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Abstract
Compositions for caring for contact lenses and eyes include a liquid aqueous medium and a vitamin derivative component present in an amount effective as a surfactant in the composition. The compositions can be used to clean, soak, re-wet and, with the inclusion of a disinfectant, disinfect contact lenses. In addition, the compositions are effective as artificial tears and eye wash solutions. Methods for contact lens care and eye care are also disclosed.
Claims1
A method of disinfecting a contact lens comprising
- contacting a contact lens with a composition at conditions effective to disinfect said contact lens, the composition comprising:
- a liquid aqueous medium;
- a disinfectant component present in said composition in an amount effective to disinfect a contact lens contacted with said composition;
- and
- a water soluble Vitamin E derivative component present in an amount in a range of about 0.01% to about 1.0% by weight effective as a surfactant in said composition, wherein the Vitamin E derivative component is Vitamin E TPGSA.
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