The role of hypochlorous acid in the management of eye infections: a case series

Chiara Bertone; Antonella Mollicone; Stefano Russo; Paola Sasso; Romina Fasciani; Cinzia Riccardi; Mirella Lizzano; ALI working group (listed in the appendix)

doi:10.7573/dic.2022-3-10

The role of hypochlorous acid in the management of eye infections: a case series

Drugs Context. 2022 Jul 5:11:2022-3-10. doi: 10.7573/dic.2022-3-10. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Chiara Bertone¹, Antonella Mollicone², Stefano Russo³, Paola Sasso⁴, Romina Fasciani⁴, Cinzia Riccardi⁵, Mirella Lizzano⁶; ALI working group (listed in the appendix)

Affiliations

¹ Foundation IRCCS Polyclinic San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
² Private Practice, Studio Medico Ippocrate, Rome, Italy.
³ Villa dei Fiori Hospital, Acerra, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Institute of Ophthalmology, University Polyclinic Foundation Agostino Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Fabrizio Spaziani Hospital, Frosinone, Italy.
⁶ Private Practice, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

Experiences from clinical practice suggest that hypochlorous acid (HOCl) used as adjuvant treatment can shorten the time to clinical resolution of blepharitis, particularly in relation to the ophthalmic complications that often occur with a blepharitis diagnosis. In addition, in clinical practice, HOCl adjuvant treatment also resulted in a viable option for the management of ophthalmic disorders other than blepharitis. This case series presents and discusses real-life experiences with using an HOCl ophthalmic spray to manage eye infections, further characterizing the use of HOCl for ophthalmic applications.

Keywords: HOCl; blepharitis; case series; herpes zoster; hypochlorous acid; inflammation; ocular infections.

Publication types

Case Reports