Abstract: A reagent and method for in vitro determination of the eye irritating properties of individual compounds and/or mixtures is disclosed. The material to be assessed is combined with the reagent which provides a response, for example, the production of a precipitate, which is proportional to the deleterious response elicited by the material in the human eye.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 1984
Date of Patent:
September 23, 1986
Assignee:
Preventive Diagnostics Corporation
Inventors:
Hyman C. Bergman, James F. Godfrey, Virginia C. Gordon