Premium
Tear buffering in contact lens wearers
Author(s) -
Carney Leo G.,
Mauger Thomas F.,
Hill Richard M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1990.tb01653.x
Subject(s) - contact lens , tears , artificial tears , titration , lens (geology) , ophthalmology , medicine , optometry , chemistry , surgery , optics , inorganic chemistry , physics
. The buffering capacity of tears collected from contact lens wearers was compared to that from non‐contact lens wearers. Three groups of subjects were investigated: 6 subjects not wearing contact lenses, 3 subjects wearing rigid contact lenses, and 3 subjects wearing hydrogel contact lenses. Each of the 12 subjects provided, on 6 separate occasions, 100 μl of tears. The pH of the tears was measured with a closed chamber, temperature stabilized micro‐electrode system firstly on collection and then after titration with acid and base. In all, 28 titration steps across the acid‐base spectrum were completed for each subject's tears on each occasion. These tear pH responses to acid‐base challenge were compared to that of unbuffered distilled water for the same titration procedure. There was no statistically significant effect of contact lens wear on tear buffering capacity, but considerable inter‐subject variability was noted.