Trehalose-Based Eye Drops Preserve Viability and Functionality of Cultured Human Corneal Epithelial Cells during Desiccation

Table 1

Trademarks, producers, and components of tested eye drops. Data based on information provided by the producer.

Preparation (producer)	Composition
Thealoz (Thea)	3% trehalose; sodium chloride; trometamol; hydrochloric acid; water for injections
Hialeye 0.2 (Blaufarma)	0.2% sodium hyaluronate; disodium phosphate; sodium dihydro orthophosphate; sodium chloride; sodium edetate; benzalkonium chloride; water for injections
Hialeye 0.4 (Blaufarma)	0.4% sodium hyaluronate; disodium phosphate; sodium dihydro orthophosphate; sodium chloride; sodium edetate; benzalkonium chloride; water for injections
Keratostill (Bruschettini S.R.I.)	0.3% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; dexpanthenol; EDTA; dibasic sodium phosphate; deionized water; cetrimide 0.01%
Lacrimal (WZF Polfa)	Polyvinyl alcohol; 12-water disodium phosphate; sodium dihydrophosphate monohydrate; sodium chloride; benzalkonium chloride; deionized water
Starazolin hydrobalance (Polpharma OTC)	0.1% sodium hyaluronate; sodium chloride; sodium orthophosphate; sodium tetraborate stabilized with phosphonic acid
Systane (Alcon)	Polyethylene glycol 400; polypropylene glycol; hydroxy propylene guar; sorbitol; aminomethyl propanol; boric acid; potassium chloride; sodium chloride; 0.001% polidronium chloride