Abstract
Ocular drugs, cosmetics, or all chemicals which can come in contact with the eye carry the potential of harming various ocular structures. Thus, their possible toxic effects on ocular structures must be evaluated in tests before use in humans.
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Mertz, B.P. (2013). Ocular Safety Tests. In: Vogel, H.G., Maas, J., Hock, F.J., Mayer, D. (eds) Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Safety and Pharmacokinetic Assays. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25240-2_14
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