Table 4 Grading of corneal fluorescein staining in rabbit eyes.

From: Fundamental pharmacological expressions on ocular exposure to capsaicin, the principal constituent in pepper sprays

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Treatments

GRADING OF CORNEAL FLUORESCEIN STAINING (RABBITS)

Response after

1 hr

24 hrs*

Cornea

Nasal conjunctiva

Temporal comnjunctiva

Cornea

Nasal conjunctiva

Temporal comnjunctiva

1

Control

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

DMSO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Capsaicin

25 mg/ml

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

4

50 mg/ml

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

5

75 mg/ml

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

6

100 mg/ml

1

2

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

1

0

  1. *No significant fluorescein uptake was observed at 24 hrs and hence, grading of images at 24 hrs are based on experimental observations that are not significant and have not been shown.