title: Artificial tear gel as a gonioscopic and contact lens ophthalmoscopy fluid.
abstract: An easy and convenient method of using a commercially available clear lubricant eye gel for diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens applications at the slit lamp is described. The authors used hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 0.3% as a medium for contact lens applications and compared it to the traditional hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 2.5%. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 0.3% as a contact lens solution is clear, viscous, and easy to apply; does not require irrigation after use; and has levels of convenience, safety, and visual recovery superior to the standard 2.5% solution characteristics. The 0.3% gel could be used as an effective and convenient gonioscopic and ophthalmoscopic contact medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Leon G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Partamian
authors.forename: Sandra Ann
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Partamian
mesh_terms: D003261:Contact Lenses; D005782:Gels / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D008747:Methylcellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D008747:Methylcellulose