Dimethyl sulfoxide: lens changes in dogs during oral administration

Science. 1966 Jul 1;153(3731):83-4. doi: 10.1126/science.153.3731.83.

Abstract

Oral administration of dimethyl sulfoxide to young dogs reduces relucency of the lens cortex, causing the normal central zone of lens to act as a strong biconvex lens.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide / administration & dosage*
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide / toxicity*
  • Dogs
  • Lens, Crystalline / drug effects*
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Refraction, Ocular*

Substances

  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide