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A Biomicroscopic Method for Quantitation of Ocular and Adnexal Toxicity
AThe Clorox Company Oakland, CA 94566 BThe Eyetis Foundation, San Francisco CA 94115
A Biomicroscopic Method for Quantitation of Ocular and Adnexal Toxicity. Barnett, Roxy A. and Aronson, Samuel B. (1983). Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 3:187-191. A biomicroscopic method for evaluation of ocular and adnexal toxicity in the white rabbit has been developed. When compared to the Draize method, the biomicroscopic method demonstrates a greater spectrum of clinical signs allowing for better dose-response characteristics. This method was found to be both reproducible and easy to execute. The biomicroscopic method, by defining discrete anatomical entities, allows for a high degree of predictability as to severity of ocular and adnexal toxicity as well as the occurrence of permanent ocular injury.