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. 2015 Nov 2;4(2):143–150. doi: 10.1007/s40123-015-0040-4

Table 1.

Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) ocular findings in mammals

Author Year Study subject (# humans) DMSO toxicity or finding
Laudahn et al. [27] 1966 Humans (9521) No toxicity
Rubin [38] 1967 Guinea pigs Lenticular changes
Gordon et al. [24] 1968 Humans (108) No toxicity
Gordon et al. [24] 1968 Canines Myopic shift
Gordon et al. [24] 1968 Primates No toxicity
Hill et al. [28] 1975 Humans (65) No toxicity
Silverman et al. [39] 1983 Rabbits Lenticular changes and transient retinal toxicity
Rowley et al. [29] 2001 Humans (1) Lenticular pigmentary changes
Cao et al. [26] 2007 Cell culture Apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells (HLEC)
Lüke et al. [32] 2010 Rabbits Reduced vascularity at bleb injection site
Pina et al. [31] 2011 Mice None
Galvao et al. [30] 2014 Rats Retinal apoptosis
Kiland et al. [40] 1997 Monkeys No toxicity