Contact lens solutions tested
| Solution trade name | Manufacturer | Active ingredient(s) | Preservative(s) | Type(s) of lens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Multi-Purpose Solution | Bausch & Lomb | Polyaminopropyl biguanide (Dymed) (0.0005); | 0.11% (wt/vol) Disodium edetate | Soft |
| sodium borate (1.20); | ||||
| sodium chloride (4.9); | ||||
| poloxamine 1107 (10.00); | ||||
| boric acid (6.40) | ||||
| Complete | Allergan | Polyhexamethylene biguanide (0.001) | Soft | |
| Duracare | Allergan | 0.004% Polyvinyl alcohol | 0.004% Benzalkonium chloride; | Gas permeable |
| 0.004% Sodium edetate | ||||
| Hydrocare Cleaning/Soaking Solution | Allergan | Alkyl triethanol ammonium chloride (0.3) | 0.002% Thiomersal | Soft |
| Optifree | Alcon | 0.001% m/v Polyquad (polyquaternium-1); | Soft | |
| 0.05% (wt/vol) sodium edetate | ||||
| Optisoak | Alcon | 0.75 g polyvinyl alcohol; 0.005 g polysorbate 80; 0.65 g hydroxyethyl cellulose (all per 100 ml) + sodium chloride + sodium phosphates | Polyquad, ie polyquaternium-1 0.005% (wt/vol); edetate sodium 0.1% (wt/vol) | Gas permeable and hard |
| Oxysept 1 | Allergan | Hydrogen peroxide (31.0) | Soft | |
| Oxysept 1 Step | Allergan | 3% Hydrogen peroxide | Soft | |
| Total | Allergan | Polyvinyl alcohol (25.0) | 0.004% benzalkonium chloride | Gas permeable and hard |
| Transoak | Chauvin Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 0.01% (wt/vol) benzalkonium chloride | 0.2% (wt/vol) disodium edetate | Gas permeable and hard |
| Transol Wetting Solution | Chauvin Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 1 g polyvinyl alcohol/50 ml | 0.004% benzalkonium chloride; | Gas permeable and hard |
| 0.02% (wt/vol)disodium edetate |
↵All data in parentheses are in mg/ml.
↵Minimum stated soaking period for solution is 4 hours.
↵Minimum stated soaking period for solution is overnight (one manufacturer states that this is approximately 6–8 hours).
↵Minimum stated soaking period for solution is 20 minutes.
↵Minimum stated soaking period for solution is 2 hours.
↵Minimum soaking period not stated.
↵Minimum soaking period is not stated as this is a wetting solution, not intended for soaking lenses.It was included as its constituents are similar to those of other soaking solutions tested, but it is manufactured by a different company.