June 2013
Volume 54, Issue 15
Free
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2013
Optical coherence tomography analysis of hydrofluoric acid decontamination of human cornea by mannitol solution
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Ricardo Nose
    Santa Casa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Eye Clinic Day Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Fabio Daga
    Santa Casa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Adriana Forseto
    Eye Clinic Day Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Gustavo Victor
    Eye Clinic Day Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Sidney Sousa
    Ophtalmoogy, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Walton Nose
    Eye Clinic Day Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Niro Kasahara
    Santa Casa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Ricardo Nose, None; Fabio Daga, None; Adriana Forseto, None; Gustavo Victor, None; Sidney Sousa, None; Walton Nose, None; Niro Kasahara, None
  • Footnotes
    Support None
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2013, Vol.54, 3891. doi:
  • Views
  • Share
  • Tools
    • Alerts
      ×
      This feature is available to authenticated users only.
      Sign In or Create an Account ×
    • Get Citation

      Ricardo Nose, Fabio Daga, Adriana Forseto, Gustavo Victor, Sidney Sousa, Walton Nose, Niro Kasahara; Optical coherence tomography analysis of hydrofluoric acid decontamination of human cornea by mannitol solution. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):3891.

      Download citation file:


      © ARVO (1962-2015); The Authors (2016-present)

      ×
  • Supplements
Abstract

Purpose: Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of mannitol solution as decontamination agent on the chemical burn of the human cornea.

Methods: Methods: eight donor corneas from an eye bank were exposed to 25 μL of 2.5% hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution on a filter paper for 20 s. Three eyes were rinsed with 1000 ml of mannitol 20% for 15 min immediately after removal of the filter paper, 3 other were rinsed with tap water (1000 ml for 15 min) and two eyes were not rinsed. Microstructural changes were monitored in the time domain by OCT imaging for 90 min.

Results: Results: tap water reduced the penetration depth to approximately half the thickness of the cornea at 15 min; scattering within the anterior cornea was higher than that for the unrinsed eye. With mannitol, no increased scattering is observed in the posterior part of the corneal stroma within a time period of 1 h after rinsing. OCT images revealed low-scattering intensity within the anterior stroma at the end of the rinsing period.

Conclusions: Conclusion: in eye bank human corneas, mannitol is an efficient agent to decontaminate HF burn.

Keywords: 467 clinical laboratory testing • 484 cornea: stroma and keratocytes • 552 imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, SLO, ultrasound)  
×
×

This PDF is available to Subscribers Only

Sign in or purchase a subscription to access this content. ×

You must be signed into an individual account to use this feature.

×