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Br J Ophthalmol 83:1019-1026 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.9.1019
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    • Clinical science

Microbial decontamination of human donor eyes with povidone-iodine: penetration, toxicity, and effectiveness

Table 3

Effectiveness of PVP-I

% corneas not contaminated (n/ ntotal)
Exposure time (minutes)
2 10
PVP-I 5 mg/ml 69 (18/26) 63 (17/27)
PVP-I 20 mg/ml 68 (15/22) 83 (20/24)
PVP-I 50 mg/ml 65 (15/23) 66 (19/29)
PVP-I 100 mg/ml 67 (16/24) 80 (20/25)

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