Table 1 of Nicoli, Mol Vis 2009; 15:259-266.


Table 1. Permeation parameters obtained for acetaminophen, FD-150, and insulin through human and porcine scleras from donor solutions at pH 7.4.

Compound  Permeation parameters  Human sclera Porcine sclera p value
Acetaminophen Flux (µg/cm2h) 626±55 280±37 <0.001
  P (cm/s) x10−6 34.9±3.0 15.6±2.1 0.00047
  DK (cm2/s) x10−6 2.05±0.18 1.95±0.26 0.8043
  Lag-time (min) - 35±2 -
FD-150 Flux (µg/cm2h) 1.72 0.23 0.57±0.03 0.0147
  P (cm/s) x10−6 0.48±0.067 0.16±0.072 0.0147
  DK (cm2/s) x10−6 0.028±0.004 0.019±0.009 0.4885
  Lag-time (min) 28±7 57±7 0.0265
Insulin Flux (µg/cm2h) 6.93±1.14 3.74±2.10 0.1786
  P (cm/s) x10−6 1.93±0.32 0.85±0.48 0.1786
  DK (cm2/s) x10−6 0.11±0.02 0.11±0.05 0.9321
  Lag-time (min) 71±6 198±23 <0.001