Verbesserung des antioxidativen Schutzes der Tränenflüssigkeit durch Bad Haller Iodsole-Augenbesprühungen

The effect of iodide iontophoresis on the antioxidative capacity of the tear fluid

“…Also an improvement in tearfilm break-up time and fluorescein and rose bengal staining of the ocular surface was observed in dry-eye patients after iodide iontophoresis [5] The amount of iodide in the tissues of the ocular surface and a possible depot effect may explain the sustained improvement of dry eye complaints of the patients seen for a longer period of up to 6 months or longer [54]. It was reported that iodide binds to some of the connective tissue components such as collagen [55].…”

“…The significant improvement of the antioxidative protective capacity of the tear fluid by iodide iontophoresis in Bad Hall/ Austria is certainly an essential expansion of the treatment of dry eye syndrome, especially in cases with oxidative stress to the ocular surface [5,9,21,31,32,54,57,61,64] Further investigations are needed to elucidate iodine effects on other factors of dry eye disorders, for instance inflammation, which is another important finding in dry eye syndrome.…”