OT presents a clinical scenario to three of its resident IP optometrists. Here, a 40-year-old with dry eye disease and an adverse reaction to prescribed eye drops ...

Ursula Street, PO Box 6510 Mail Stop F-731, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Detergent preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride (BAK) have been used for decades in many ophthalmic preparations owing to ...

Benzalkonium chloride in particular has been linked to a number of different adverse effects, such as disruption of the tear film as well as damage to ocular surface epithelial cells. As a result ...

Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2777 Ramiro Barcelos Street, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-007, Brazil ...

Shower gels also contain biocides and one called Benzalkonium Chloride is found in Nilaqua No-Rinse Antimicrobial Body Wash Skin Cleansing Foam. The body wash is promoted by saying it “kills 99. ...

Experts have warned using some versions of these products designed to keep us clean could indiscriminately wipe-out out those microorganisms that are actually good for our health.

Shower gels also contain biocides and one called Benzalkonium Chloride is found in Nilaqua No-Rinse Antimicrobial Body Wash Skin Cleansing Foam. The body wash is promoted by saying it "kills 99. ...

Study: Enhancing Biocide Safety of Milk Using Biosensors Based on Cholinesterase Inhibition. Image Credit: Roman Melnyk/Shutterstock.com Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) and didecyldimethylammonium ...

A policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics on inactive ingredients in pharmaceutical products raised questions about the safety of excipients including antioxidants, propylene glycol, ...

Facial cleansers claiming to kill off bacteria, as well as hand sanitisers, and wet wipes also contain another biocide, called benzalkonium chloride. The chemicals can be found in some anti ...

Consider the norovirus, a real terror of a pathogen, just a couple dozen nanometers in length, with its invasive acids tucked inside a protein coat. Exposure to fewer than 100 particles of norovirus ...