Microplastic contamination in commercial ophthalmic solutions: Exposure, polymer types, and analytical detection methods
Background: Microplastics have emerged as pervasive environmental contaminants, but their presence in ophthalmic preparations has received limited attention. Commercial eye drops, widely used for both therapeutic and cosmetic purposes, may constitute a direct ocular exposure pathway. Methods: We [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Authors
- Kazim Hilmi Or (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1828-2590)
Institutions
- Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/26doc082
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00