Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1273-1280 , July 2009

Detection of pyrogens adsorbed to intraocular lenses: Evaluation of limulus amoebocyte lysate and in vitro pyrogen tests

Received 8 October 2008 ,Revised 25 February 2009 ,Accepted 3 March 2009.

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 Dr. Mentak is a consultant to and Ms. Margaret Aldred is an employee of Advanced Vision Science, Inc. Qualis Laboratorium GmbH is a service laboratory for in vitro pyrogen testing. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented in part as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2008.

 Supported in part by a research grant from Advanced Vision Science, Inc.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00310-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.012

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1273-1280 , July 2009

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