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Microplastics identified in commercial over-the-counter lubricant eyedrops
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Emily Curren,
Julia Jaeger
Emily Curren,
Emily Curren,
Emily Curren,
Duoduo Wu,
Emily Curren,
Emily Curren,
Emily Curren,
Emily Curren,
Julia Jaeger,
Chris Hong Long Lim,
Emily Curren,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Blanche Xiao Hong Lim,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Matthew J. Burke,
Matthew J. Burke,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Duoduo Wu,
Duoduo Wu,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Emily Curren,
Emily Curren,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Matthew J. Burke,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Robert Symons,
Robert Symons,
Robert Symons,
Blanche Xiao Hong Lim,
Blanche Xiao Hong Lim,
Xinyi Su,
Xinyi Su,
Emily Curren,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Sandric Chee Yew Leong,
Jodhbir S. Mehta,
Jodhbir S. Mehta,
Andri K. Riau,
Andri K. Riau,
Andri K. Riau,
Chris Hong Long Lim,
Chris Hong Long Lim,
Jodhbir S. Mehta,
Xinyi Su,
Chris Hong Long Lim,
Julia Jaeger,
Julia Jaeger
Summary
Researchers conducted extensive quantification of microplastic contamination in commercial over-the-counter lubricant eyedrops, finding MPs in multiple product brands at concentrations suggesting direct ocular exposure with each application. The study identified a previously unrecognized route of microplastic exposure with potential implications for eye health.
This study provides the most extensive quantification of microplastic contamination in commercial eyedrops to date, highlighting a major, under-recognised source of ocular exposure. These particles may arise from secondary degradation of plastic vials during production, transportation, storage, or during instillation, or introduced from other sources during production and represent a major source of exposure to the ocular surface, especially among patients who require chronic instillation of eyedrops.