Table 1 Ingredients of the multipurpose contact lens solutions and minimum disinfection times recommended by the manufacturers
Manufacturer | Solution | Ingredients | Minimum disinfection time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
Bausch + Lomb | ReNu MultiPlus (ReNu) | Hydranate (hydroxyalkylphosphonate) 0.03%, boric acid, edetate disodium, poloxamine 1%, sodium borate, sodium chloride, preserved with Dymed (polyaminopropyl biguanide 0.0001%) | 4 |
Alcon | Opti-Free (O-F) (RepleniSH) | TearGlyde (Tetronic 1304, nonanoyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid), Polyquad (polyquaternium-1) 0.001%, Aldox (myristamidopropyl dimethylamine) 0.0005% | 6 |
Menicon | Solo Care Aqua (SCA) | Polyhexanide 0.0001%, Hydrolock (dexpanthenol, sorbitol), sodium phosphate, tromethamine, poloxamer 407, disodium edetate | 4 |