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Definitions

• the present invention relates to an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens (hereinafter referred to as an “SCL”), in which the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL is suppressed.
• SCL soft contact lens
• the present invention also relates to a method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL.
• the present invention relates to a method for providing, to an ophthalmic composition for an SCL comprising a terpenoid, an effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL.
• SCLs are made of materials having a high water content and flexibility, they can provide a more comfortable fit for wearers, and can be worn for a long period of time compared with hard contact lenses. Therefore they have been widely used.
• ophthalmic compositions for SCL including eye drops and eye washes that can be used when wearing SCLs, wetting and rewetting drops for SCL, SCL care solutions, and the like
• ophthalmic compositions for SCL comprising a terpenoid such as menthol or camphor have attracted attention, because they are expected to have an effect of alleviating stimulation, thus reducing discomfort, or providing a cool and refreshing feeling.
• SCLs have a specific problem in that terpenoids adsorb to the SCLs.
• terpenoids adsorb to and deposit on an SCL
• the SCL may be deformed, and this sometimes causes a decrease in wettability, or an adverse affect on feeling while wearing, such as a foreign-body feeling or discomfort.
• a terpenoid is added to ophthalmic compositions for SCL (including eye drops and eye washes that can be used when wearing SCLs, wetting and rewetting drops for SCL, SCL care solutions, and the like), it is essential to suppress the adsorption of the terpenoid.
• alginic acid forms gel (becoming more viscous) by being partially cross-linked with a divalent or higher valent cation such as a Ca 2+ ion, and it is already recognized that the alginic acid is an available component in the ophthalmic field (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Furthermore, it has also been found that when an eye drop comprising alginic acid is applied to an eye, Ca 2+ ions existing on an ocular mucosa are contacted with the alginic acid to make the eye drop gel (become more viscous) on the ocular mucosa, and therefore the alginic acid is useful for improving the retention of the eye drop on the ocular mucosa and maintaining effects produced by active ingredients.
• a divalent or higher valent cation such as a Ca 2+ ion
• An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above. Specifically, the object of the present invention is to provide an ophthalmic composition for an SCL, in which the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL is suppressed. The object of the present invention is also to provide a method for providing, to an ophthalmic composition for an SCL containing a terpenoid, an effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL. Furthermore, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL.
• the present inventors found that by using alginic acid and/or a salt thereof together with a terpenoid, it is possible to suppress the adsorption of the terpenoid to an SCL and exert effectively useful effects brought by the terpenoid.
• the present invention has been completed based on this finding and by making further improvements.
• the present invention provides an ophthalmic composition for SCL as follows.
• Item 1 An ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens comprising Component (A) 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of a terpenoid, and Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof.
• Item 2 The ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens according to Item 1, wherein Component (A) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of menthol, camphor and menthone.
• Item 3 The ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens according to Item 1, which contains 0.005 to 0.5% by weight of Component (B).
• Item 4 The ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens according to Item 1, which contains 5 to 50,000 parts by weight of Component (B) per 100 parts by weight of Component (A).
• Item 5 The ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens according to Item 1, which has more than 1 value, defining the osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution as 1.
• Item 6 The ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens according to Item 1, which is an eye drop.
• Item 7 The ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens according to Item 1, which is an ophthalmic composition used for a silicone hydrogel soft contact lens.
• the present invention also provides a use as follows.
• Item 8-1 A use of a composition comprising Component (A) 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of a terpenoid and Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof for the manufacture of an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens.
• Item 9-1 The use according to Item 8-1, wherein Component (A) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of menthol, camphor and menthone.
• Item 10-1 The use according to Item 8-1, wherein the proportion of Component (B) in the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is 0.005 to 0.5% by weight.
• Item 11-1 The use according to Item 8-1, wherein the composition contains 5 to 50,000 parts by weight of Component (B) per 100 parts by weight of Component (A).
• Item 12-1 The use according to Item 8, wherein the composition has more than 1 value, defining the osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution as 1.
• Item 13-1 The use according to Item 8-1, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an eye drop.
• Item 14-1 The use according to Item 8-1, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an ophthalmic composition used for a silicone hydrogel soft contact lens.
• Item 8-2 The use of Component (A) a terpenoid and Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof for the manufacture of an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens that contains Component (A) 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of a terpenoid and Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof.
• Item 9-2 The use according to Item 8-2, wherein Component (A) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of menthol, camphor and menthone.
• Item 10-2 The use according to Item 8-2, wherein the proportion of Component (B) in the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is 0.005 to 0.5% by weight.
• Item 11-2 The use according to Item 8-2, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens contains 5 to 50,000 parts by weight of Component (B) per 100 parts by weight of Component (A).
• Item 12-2 The use according to Item 8-2, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens has more than 1 value, defining the osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution as 1.
• Item 13-2 The use according to Item 8-2, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an eye drop.
• Item 14-2 The use according to Item 8-2, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an ophthalmic composition used for a silicone hydrogel soft contact lens.
• the present invention provides a method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid as follows.
• Item 15 A method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to a soft contact lens, comprising a step of contacting an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens that contains Component (A) 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of a terpenoid and Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof with a soft contact lens.
• Item 16 The method according to Item 15, wherein Component (A) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of menthol, camphor and menthone.
• Item 17 The method according to Item 15, wherein the proportion of Component (B) in the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is 0.005 to 0.5% by weight.
• Item 18 The method according to Item 15, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens contains 5 to 50,000 parts by weight of Component (B) per 100 parts by weight of Component (A).
• Item 19 The method according to Item 15, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens has more than 1 value, defining the osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution as 1.
• Item 20 The method according to Item 15, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an eye drop.
• Item 21 The method according to Item 15, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an ophthalmic composition used for a silicone hydrogel soft contact lens.
• Item 22 The method according to Item 15, which is a method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to a soft contact lens in applying an eye drop or washing eyes, and which comprises a step of applying the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens to an eye wearing a soft contact lens.
• the present invention provides a method for providing an effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid.
• Item 23 A method for providing, to an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens that contains a terpenoid, an effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to a soft contact lens, which comprises a step of mixing Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof with an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens that contains Component (A) 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of a terpenoid.
• Item 24 The method according to Item 23, wherein Component (A) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of menthol, camphor and menthone.
• Item 25 The method according to Item 23, wherein Component (B) is added to the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens in such a manner that the proportion of Component (B) becomes 0.005 to 0.5% by weight.
• Item 26 The method according to Item 23, wherein Component (B) is added so that its ratio becomes 5 to 50,000 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of Component (A) in the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens.
• Item 27 The method according to Item 23, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens containing Component (B) has more than 1 value, defining the osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution as 1.
• Item 28 The method according to Item 23, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an eye drop.
• Item 29 The method according to Item 23, wherein the ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens is an ophthalmic composition used for a silicone hydrogel soft contact lens.
• the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL is suppressed, thereby suppressing the distortion of the shape of the SCL, and improving the wettability, reducing foreign-body feeling and discomfort to improve the feeling during wear.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention has an advantage in that the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL can be suppressed without using a surfactant, or by using only a small amount of a surfactant.
• alginic acid and/or a salt thereof contained in the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention have a property that if they are applied to an ocular mucosa, they are contacted with Ca 2+ ions existing on the ocular mucosa to form a gel. Accordingly, in the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention, the effect of gelation allows the terpenoid to remain on the ocular mucosa for a long period of time, thereby more effectively producing the useful effects inherent in the terpenoid (for example, effects of alleviating stimulation to reduce discomfort, or of producing a cool and refreshing feeling).
• the method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid of the present invention the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL can be readily suppressed. Therefore, the method of the present invention is useful for effectively exerting the effects brought by a terpenoid when being used for an eye drop or washing eyes in wearing the SCLs, or caring the SCLs.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention comprises Component (A) a terpenoid (that may be simply referred to as Component (A) herein).
• the terpenoid used in the present invention is not particularly limited so long as it is pharmacologically or physiologically acceptable, and can be used in the ophthalmic field.
• Specific examples of the terpenoid include menthol, menthone, camphor, borneol, geraniol, cineol, citronellol, carvone, anethole, eugenol, linalyl acetate, and the like. These compounds may be in any form, such a d-form, an l-form or a dl-form.
• an essential oil containing the compound as described above may be used as the terpenoid. Examples of such an essential oil include, for example, eucalyptus oil, bergamot oil, pepper mint oil, cool mint oil, spearmint oil, mentha oil, fennel oil, cinnamon oil, rose oil, and the like.
• menthol, menthone, camphor, borneol, geraniol, and linalyl acetate are preferable, and the examples of the essential oil containing them include bergamot oil, cool mint oil, mentha oil, rose oil and the like. Menthol, camphor, menthone, geraniol and borneol are more preferable, and the examples of the essential oil containing them include cool mint oil, mentha oil, rose oil and the like. Menthol, camphor and menthone are particularly preferable, and the examples of the essential oil containing them include cool mint oil, mentha oil and the like.
• the effect of suppressing the adsorption of these terpenoids to contact lenses can be particularly effectively exerted.
• the terpenoids described above can be used alone or in any combination of two or more types thereof.
• the proportion of Component (A) as described above may be from 0.005 to 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention can effectively exert the effect of suppressing the adsorption of the terpenoid to the SCL.
• the proportion of Component (A) is 0.001% by weight or less, as shown in the Comparative Examples below, it tends to fail to exert the effect of suppressing the adsorption of the terpenoid to the SCL.
• the range of the total proportion of Component (A) is preferably from 0.01 to 0.08% by weight, more preferably from 0.02 to 0.08% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.025 to 0.075% by weight in the ophthalmic composition for SCL.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention comprises Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof (which may be simply referred to as Component (B) herein), together with the specified proportion of Component (A) as described above.
• the alginic acid is a polysaccharide composed of mannuronic acid (which may be hereinafter simply referred to as “M”) and guluronic acid (which may be hereinafter simply referred to as “G”), which is a block copolymer in which homopolymer fractions of mannuronic acid (MM fractions), homopolymer fractions of guluronic acid (GG fractions) and fractions of the randomly arranged mannuronic acid and guluronic acid (MG fractions) are randomly bonded.
• M mannuronic acid
• G guluronic acid
• the composition ratio of mannuronic acid to guluronic acid is not particularly limited.
• alginic acid with an M/G ratio ranging from 0.4 to 4.0 is widely used.
• the M/G ratio be 2.5 or less, preferably 2.0 or less, more preferably 1.6 or less, from the viewpoint of improvement in the retention of the terpenoid or other pharmacologically active ingredients on application sites.
• alginic acid having an M/G ratio ranging preferably from 0.4 to 2.0, more preferably from 0.5 to 1.6, and particularly preferably from 1.0 to 1.6.
• the M/G ratio is a value calculated by dividing alginic acid into block units, fractionating them, and quantifying each of them; it is specifically determined in accordance with the method described in A. Haug et al., Carbohyd. Res. 32 (1974), p. 217-225.
• the ratio of the MM fraction, the GG fraction and the MG fraction is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately selected depending on the application or the form of the aqueous composition.
• alginic acid with a molecular weight ranging from low to high can be appropriately used.
• the salts of the alginic acid are not specifically limited so long as they are pharmacologically or physiologically acceptable.
• examples of the usable salts of the alginic acid include sodium salt, potassium salt, triethanol amine salt, ammonium salt, and the like.
• the salts of the alginic acid may be used alone or in any combination of two or more types thereof.
• a single type of alginic acid or a salt thereof may be used, and any two or more types of alginic acid and a salt thereof may be used.
• alginic acid, sodium alginate and potassium alginate are water-soluble, and are preferably used in the present invention.
• the ratio of Component (B) to Component (A) can be selected as follows. It is desirable that based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of Component (A), the total weight of Component (B) is from 5 to 50,000 parts by weight, preferably from 10 to 8,000 parts by weight, more preferably from 20 to 5,000 parts by weight, further more preferably from 20 to 2,000 parts by weight, and particularly preferably from 50 to 2,000 parts by weight.
• the ratio of Component (B) to Component (A) as described above, it is possible to enhance the suppression in the adsorption of terpenoid to an SCL, and the improvement of sense of use.
• the proportion of Component (B) in the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected depending on the types of Components (A) and (B) used, the ratio of Components (A) to (B), the application or form of the composition and the like.
• the proportion of Component (B) the total proportion of Component (B) of from 0.005 to 0.5% by weight, preferably from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight, and more preferably from 0.02 to 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the ophthalmic composition for SCL are listed.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention may further contain a buffer agent.
• a buffer agent By adding the buffer agent, the adsorption of Component (A) to the SCL may be more effectively suppressed.
• the buffer agents that can be added to the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention are not particularly limited so long as they are pharmacologically or physiologically acceptable.
• the buffer agent include boric acid buffer agents, phosphoric acid buffer agents, carbonic acid buffer agents, citric acid buffer agents, acetic acid buffer agents, epsilon-aminocaproic acid, aspartic acid, salts of aspartic acid, and the like. These buffer agents may be used in combination.
• Preferable buffer agents include boric acid buffer agents, phosphoric acid buffer agents, carbonic acid buffer agents and citric acid buffer agents.
• Particularly preferable buffer agents include boric acid buffer agents, citric acid buffer agents and phosphoric acid buffer agents.
• the boric acid buffer agent include salts of boric acid, such as alkali metal salts of boric acid and alkaline earth metal salts of boric acid.
• the phosphoric acid buffer agent include salts of phosphoric acid such as alkali metal salts of phosphoric acid and alkaline earth metal salts of phosphoric acid.
• the citric acid buffer agent include citric acid alkali metal salts, citric acid alkaline earth metal salts, and the like.
• boric acid or salts thereof sodium borate, potassium tetraborate, potassium metaborate, ammonium borate, borax, and the like
• phosphoric acid or salts thereof diisodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, trisodium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, calcium monohydrogen phosphate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate, and the like
• carbonic acid or salts thereof sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, ammonium carbonate, potassium carbonate, calcium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and the like
• citric acid or salts thereof sodium citrate, potassium citrate, calcium citrate, sodium dihydrogen citrate, disodium citrate, and the like
• acetic acid or salts thereof ammonium acetate, potassium a
• the proportion of the buffer agent depends on the types of the buffer agent used and effects to be expected, and cannot be uniformly defined.
• the total proportion of the buffer agent may be from 0.001 to 10% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 5% by weight of the total weight of the ophthalmic composition for SCL.
• the proportion of the buffer agent in the ophthalmic composition for SCL may be, for example, from 0.0001 to 10% by weight, preferably from 0.01 to 5% by weight; when a carbonic acid buffer agent is used, it may be, for example, from 0.001 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.005 to 3% by weight; when a citric acid buffer agent is used, it may be, for example, from 0.001 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.005 to 3% by weight; when an acetic acid buffer agent is used, it may be, for example, from 0.001 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.005 to 3% by weight; when an epsilon-aminocaproic acid is used, it may be, for example, from 0.005 to 10% by weight, preferably from 0.01 to 5% by weight; and when an aspartic acid or a salt thereof is used, it may be, for example, from 0.00
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention is in the state of liquid or gel, and preferably is in the state of liquid.
• Ophthalmically acceptable water preferably purified water or extrapure water is used as a base of the composition.
• the pH of the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention is not particularly limited, so long as it is within a pharmacologically or physiologically acceptable range.
• the pH of the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention may be, for example, in a range of from 5 to 9, preferably from 5.5 to 8.5, and more preferably from 6 to 8.
• the pH range of the composition for a contact lens of the present invention is adjusted to the range described above, the effect of suppressing the adsorption of Component (A) to the SCL can be more effectively exerted.
• the pH is within the above-mentioned range, the composition can be safely applied to eyes or lenses, and ophthalmic preparations therefrom can be practically used.
• the ratio of osmotic pressure of the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention may be adjusted to a ratio within a range acceptable for living bodies, if necessary.
• An appropriate ratio of osmotic pressure depends on the application or the state of the composition, and generally, it may be from 0.2 to 1.8.
• the ratio of osmotic pressure is more than 1, more preferably from 1.1 to 1.6, particularly preferably from 1.1 to 1.4.
• the ratio of osmotic pressure is defined as a ratio of osmotic pressure of a sample, calculated when an osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution is regarded as 1, based on the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fourteenth Edition, and the osmotic pressure is measured in accordance with the method for measuring osmotic pressure (freezing point depression method) described in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
• a standard solution for measuring a ratio of an osmotic pressure is prepared by drying sodium chloride (the Japanese Pharmacopoeia standard reagent) at 500 to 650° C.
• a desiccator silicon gel
• a commercially available standard solution for measuring a ratio of an osmotic pressure (0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution) may be used.
• the pH and the ratio of osmotic pressure can be adjusted by a known method in the art using an inorganic salt, a polyhydric alcohol, a sugar alcohol, a saccharide, or the like.
• a surfactant is useful for improving the solubility of the mixed components including a terpenoid.
• a surfactant may cause problems such that the ophthalmic composition for SCL is colored, the surfactant itself may adsorb to an SCL and adversely affect on the wearing comfort, or handling becomes difficult during production because bubbling may increase.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention does not have to contain a surfactant. Even if it contains a surfactant, however, when the total weight of the surfactant is 0.2% by weight or less of the total weight of the ophthalmic composition for SCL, the disadvantages can be avoided and the solubility of the mixed components can be improved.
• the proportion thereof is preferably from 0.00001 to 0.2% by weight, more preferably from 0.0001 to 0.1% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.001 to 0.05% by weight.
• the surfactant include nonionic surfactants.
• polyoxyethylene hereinafter may be referred to as “POE”
• sorbitan fatty acid esters polysorbate 80, polysorbate 65, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 20, and the like
• POE hardened castor oils POE hardened castor oil 5, POE hardened castor oil 10, POE hardened castor oil 20, POE hardened castor oil 40, POE hardened castor oil 50, POE hardened castor oil 60, and POE hardened castor oil 100
• the preservative is effective for providing a preservative effect to the ophthalmic composition for SCL, the preservative itself may sometimes adsorb to the SCL, thereby adversely influencing on the wearing comfort.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention does not have to contain any preservative. Even if it contains a preservative, when the proportion thereof is 0.1% by weight or less of the total weight of the ophthalmic composition for SCL, the adverse influence can be suppressed while the preservative effect can be achieved.
• the proportion thereof is preferably from 0.00001 to 0.1% by weight, more preferably from 0 to 0.01% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.0001 to 0.001% by weight.
• the preservative include quaternary ammonium salts, paraben, sorbic acid, chlorhexidine, and the like. Of these, from the viewpoints described above, preservatives having a weight average molecular weight of 1,500 or more are preferable, and polyhexamethylene biguanide and/or salts thereof are particularly preferable.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention may contain various components (including pharmacologically active components and physiologically active components) in any combination, in addition to the components as described above.
• the types of such components are not particularly limited, and for example, active ingredients contained in various medicines described in Nonprescription Drug Manufacturing (Importing) Approval Standard 2000 Edition (under the supervision of Yakuji Shinsa Kenkyukai (Pharmaceutical Examining Society)) can be listed.
• the component used in the ophthalmic drug is as follows.
• various components and additives are appropriately selected and one type or any combination thereof may be mixed with the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention according to a conventional method, so long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
• the component and the additive include, for example, various additives described in Pharmaceutical Excipients Directory 2005 (edited by Japan Pharmaceutical Excipients Council). Typical additives are listed as follows.
• Macrogol poloxamer, poloxamine, alkyl diaminoethylglycine, benzalkonium chloride, polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium sulfate, glycerin, propylene glycol, sodium edetate, citric acid, trometamol, and the like are listed.
• the form or the application of the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention is not limited, as long as the composition is used so as to bring it into contact with an SCL.
• eye drops for SCL eye drops that can be applied to eyes wearing SCLs
• eye washes for SCL eye washes that can be used for eyes wearing SCLs
• wetting and rewetting drops for SCL SCL care solutions (disinfecting solutions for SCLs, storage solutions for SCLs, and washing and storage solutions for SCLs), and the like can be listed.
• SCL care solutions disinfecting solutions for SCLs, storage solutions for SCLs, and washing and storage solutions for SCLs
• the eye drops and the eye washes for the SCL are preferable, from the viewpoints of easy use and useful effects (effects such a cool sensation, a reduced feeling of the presence of a foreign body, and the like) caused by the terpenoid.
• a method for using the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention is not particularly limited, as long as it is a known method comprising a step of contacting the ophthalmic composition for SCL with an SCL.
• the eye drop may be applied to the eyes in an appropriate amount before, during or just when wearing SCLs.
• the eye wash may also be used in an appropriate amount before, during or just when wearing SCL.
• the wetting and rewetting drop may be used by contacting an appropriate amount thereof with an SCL on use of the SCL.
• the care agent may be used by contacting an appropriate amount thereof with the SCL.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention can be used for any types of SCLs.
• the terpenoid tends to easily adsorb to SCLs, particularly to silicone hydrogel SCLs, according to the present invention, an effect of suppressing the adsorption can be effectively exerted to such type of the SCLs.
• a silicone hydrogel SCL is used.
• a silicone hydrogel SCL refers to an SCL produced using a silicone hydrogel as at least a part of the starting compound (material).
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL of the present invention is prepared according to a known method.
• Component (A), Component (B) and, if necessary, other components may be added to an aqueous solvent such as purified water or physiological saline to desired concentrations, and performed according to a conventional method.
• the present invention also provides a method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL.
• the method for suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL comprises a step of contacting the ophthalmic composition for SCL described in Item (I) above (hereunder this composition may be referred to as the ophthalmic composition for SCL (I)) with a soft contact lens.
• contacting of the ophthalmic composition for SCL (I) with an SCL may be performed according to a conventional method depending on the form or the application of the used composition.
• the ophthalmic composition for SCL can be contacted with an SCL by using the ophthalmic composition for SCL according to the method for using the ophthalmic composition for SCL (I).
• the present invention provides a method for providing, to an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens that contains a terpenoid, an effect of suppressing the adsorption of the terpenoid to a soft contact lens.
• the method for providing the effect of reducing the adsorption to the SCL of the present invention comprises a step of mixing Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof with an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens that contains 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of a terpenoid.
• Example 1 The ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 1 below (Example 1 and Comparative Example 1) were prepared according to a conventional method. In this test, an SCL (trade name “O 2 OPTIX”, produced by Ciba Vision Corporation; hydrous; main material: silicone hydrogel; soft contact lens classification: Group I) was used.
• SCL trade name “O 2 OPTIX”, produced by Ciba Vision Corporation; hydrous; main material: silicone hydrogel; soft contact lens classification: Group I
• each SCL was soaked in 5 mL of saline defined in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, and was allowed to stand at room temperature (about 25° C.) for about 24 hours. Then, the SCL was removed from the saline, and the moisture was wiped off gently. To a highly hermetic and transparent glass vial, each 20 mL of ophthalmic compositions for SCL of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 was added. The obtained SCL was soaked in each of the ophthalmic compositions for SCL, which was shaken at a frequency of 120 times/minute at 34° C. for about 24 hours, and the SCL was taken out.
• concentration of the terpenoid remaining in each ophthalmic composition for SCL after soaking the SCL (hereinafter referred to as a concentration of TRP after the test) was measured using gas chromatography.
• a blank test was carried out in the same manner as above, except that an SCL was not soaked, and a concentration of the terpenoid remaining in each of the ophthalmic composition for SCL in the case where the SCL was not soaked (hereinafter referred to as a blank concentration of TRP) was measured.
• the amount of the adsorption of the terpenoid ( ⁇ g/SCL) was calculated and the percentage of prevented adsorption of the terpenoid (%) was obtained in accordance with the following equations.
• Percentage of suppressed adsorption of terpenoid (%) ⁇ 1 ⁇ (amount of adsorption of terpenoid in Example/amount of adsorption of terpenoid in Comparative Example corresponding to the Example) ⁇ 100 Equation 1
• Example 1 Terpenoid 1-Menthol 0.012 0.012 d-camphor 0.01 0.01 Cool mint oil* 0.005 0.005 Alginic acid 0.05 — Sodium chloride 0.44 0.44 Potassium chloride 0.08 0.08 Boric acid 1.0 1.0 Borax 0.2 0.2 Hydroxypropylmethyl 0.15 0.15 cellulose EDTA 0.03 0.03 Polyoxyethylene 0.05 0.05 hardened castor oil Poloxamer 407 0.05 0.05 Hydrochloric acid Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Sodium hydroxide Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Purified water Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Total amount 100 mL 100 mL Ratio of osmotic pressure # 1.2 1.2 pH 7.2 7.2 Percentage of suppressed 20.1 — adsorption of 1-menthol (%) Percentage of suppressed 29.7 — adsorption of d-camphor (%) Percentage of suppressed 20.1 — adsorption of 1-menthol (%)
• Ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 2 below were prepared, and the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL was evaluated.
• ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 2 below (Example 2 and Comparative Example 2), and an SCL (trade name “DuraSoft Colors Tint Green”; produced by Ciba Vision Corporation hydrous, main material: phemfilcon A, soft contact lens classification: Group III) were used to evaluate the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL using the same manner as that in Test Example 1 as described above.
• Example 2 Terpenoid 1-menthol 0.03 0.03 d-camphor 0.03 0.03 Cool mint oil* 0.015 0.015 Alginic acid 0.05 — Sodium chloride 0.44 0.44 Potassium chloride 0.08 0.08 Boric acid 1.0 1.0 Borax 0.2 0.2 Polysorbate 80 0.01 0.01 Hydrochloric acid Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Sodium hydroxide Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Purified water Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Total volume 100 mL 100 mL Ratio of osmotic pressure # 1.2 1.2 pH 7.2 7.2 Percentage of suppressed 35.7 — adsorption of 1-menthol (%) Percentage of suppressed 38.2 — adsorption of d-camphor (%) Percentage of suppressed 37.9 — adsorption of menthone (%) *Cool mint oil is a mixture of pepper mint oil and menthol. # The ratio
• the ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 3 below were prepared, and the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL was evaluated.
• the ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 3 below (Example 3 and Comparative Example 3), and SCLs (trade name “O 2 OPTIX”, produced by Ciba Vision Corporation; hydrous; main material: silicone hydrogel; soft contact lens classification: Group I) were used to evaluate the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL in the same manner as that in Test Example 1 as described above.
• Example 3 Terpenoid d-borneol 0.005 0.005 geraniol 0.005 0.005 Alginic acid 0.05 — Sodium chloride 0.44 0.44 Potassium chloride 0.08 0.08 Boric acid 1.0 1.0 Borax 0.2 0.2 Polysorbate 80 0.01 0.01 Hydrochloric acid Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Sodium hydroxide Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Purified water Appropriate amount Appropriate amount Total volume 100 mL 100 mL Ratio of osmotic pressure # 1.2 1.2 pH 7.2 7.2 # The ratio of osmotic pressure is represented as the calculated value defining an osmotic pressure of a 0.9 w/v % aqueous sodium chloride solution as 1.
• ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 4 below were prepared, and the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL was evaluated.
• ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 4 below (Examples 4 to 8 and Comparative Examples 4 to 8), and SCLs (trade name “O 2 OPTIX”, produced by Ciba Vision Corporation; hydrous; main material: silicone hydrogel; soft contact lens classification: Group I) were used to evaluate the effects of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL in the same manner as that in Test Example 1 as described above.
• the ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 5 below (Examples 9 to 11, Comparative Examples 9 to 11 and Comparative Examples A and B) were prepared, and the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL was evaluated.
• the ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table below (Examples 9 to 11, Comparative Examples 9 to 11, and Comparative Examples A and B), and SCLs (trade name “O 2 OPTIX”, produced by Ciba Vision Corporation; hydrous; main material: silicone hydrogel; soft contact lens classification: Group I) were used to evaluate the effect of suppressing the adsorption of a terpenoid to an SCL in the same manner as that in Test Example 1 as described above.
• the ophthalmic compositions for SCL shown in Table 6 below [storage solutions for SCL (Example 12 and Comparative Example 12) and eye drops (Example 13 and Comparative Example 13)] were prepared.
• the effects of the ophthalmic compositions for SCL on feeling in wearing an SCL were examined by conducting the experiment as described below.
• each SCL was soaked in 2 mL of storage solutions for SCL of Example 12 and Comparative Example 12 shown in Table 7 below for 24 hours. Then, the SCL taken out from the storage solution for SCL of Example 12 or Comparative Example 12 was put in each of the subjects' right and left eyes. Furthermore, the eye drop of Example 13 shown in Table 7 was applied to the eye on which the SCL treated with the storage solution for SCL of Example 12 was put. Also, similarly to the above, the eye drop of Comparative Example 13 shown in Table 7 was applied to the eye on which the SCL treated with the storage solution for SCL of Comparative Example 12 was put.
• Example 12 Comp. Ex. 12 Storage Example Storage Comp. Ex. Mixed component solution 13 solution 13 (% by weight) for an SCL Eye drop for an SCL Eye drop

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