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NORRIS C. ELVIN, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1943;29(2):273-277.

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The hydrogen ion concentration of the solution in which an ophthalmic drug is dissolved may alter the therapeutic results of the drug itself. A variation of the p_H often determines the speed and the quantity of absorption of the drug and the amount of irritation which the patient experiences on instillation.

However, not only the p_H but the osmotic pressure of the resultant solution is important. The lacrimal fluid is alkaline, with a p_H of 7.4, and is isotonic with a 1.4 per cent solution of sodium chloride. This means that the two fluids have the same osmotic pressure and in this instance the same freezing point, at 0.9 C. A hypotonic solution will cause passage of fluid into the ocular tissues, bringing about congestion in an attempt to reach an osmotic balance. A hypertonic solution, on the other hand, will cause the removal from the tissues . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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