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  • Title: Prospective screening for thimerosal hypersensitivity: a pilot study.
    Author: Gordon A.
    Journal: Am J Optom Physiol Opt; 1988 Mar; 65(3):147-50. PubMed ID: 3364522.
    Abstract:
    This pilot study was conducted to determine if prospective patch-test screening could predict ocular tolerance to a thimerosal-preserved chemical disinfection system. Thirty patients were patch tested for thimerosal hypersensitivity before beginning soft contact lens wear. Only one patient exhibited a positive prospective patch test and subsequently developed an ocular thimerosal hypersensitivity. Two other patients with negative patch tests developed thimerosal hypersensitivity reactions over the 1-year study duration. Prospective patch testing for thimerosal hypersensitivity was neither clinically valuable nor sensitive in this particular sample.
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