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Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1984-09-25 to 1984-10-16
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1984
Report date:
1984

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
Version / remarks:
(1981)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
2,2,4(or 2,4,4)-Trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate
EC Number:
915-277-1
Cas Number:
32052-51-0
Molecular formula:
C11H18N2O2
IUPAC Name:
2,2,4(or 2,4,4)-Trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate
Test material form:
other: liquid
Details on test material:
2,2,4-/2,4,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate of Hüls AG, purity > 99.0 %

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
other: Small white Russian
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS: 
- Strain: Small white Russian, Chbb-SPF
- Sex: male/female - Source: Dr. Karl Thomae GmbH, Biberach (Germany)
- Weight at study initiation: 2.3 - 2.5 kg
- Number of animals: 3 males, 3 females
- Controls: untreated eye
Housing conditions:
- Room temperature: 20°C (+/- 1°C)
- Humidity: 60% (+/- 5%); light: 12 hours/day
- Air exchange: 15-fold/h
- Access to drinking water: ad libitum
- Diet: K4 diet for rabbits (Ssniff; Soest)

Test system

Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
other: untreated eye
Amount / concentration applied:
undiluted
Amount applied: 0.1 ml
Duration of treatment / exposure:
not rinsed
Observation period (in vivo):
1, 24, 48, 72 hours, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17,  and 21 days after treatment
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
3 males, 3 females
Details on study design:
EXAMINATIONS
- Ophtalmoscopic examination: 1, 24, 48, 72 hours, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17,  and 21 days after treatment
- Scoring system: Draize (1959); evaluation: VCI notes on safety data  sheet and Appendix VI of 79/831/EEC
- Tool used to assess score: sodium fluorescein / ophthalmic lamp /  visual inspections

Results and discussion

In vivo

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Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
1.22
Max. score:
4
Irritation parameter:
iris score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
0.61
Max. score:
2
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
2.61
Max. score:
3
Irritation parameter:
chemosis score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
24/48/72 h
Score:
1.39
Max. score:
4
Irritation parameter:
overall irritation score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
21 d
Score:
23.62
Max. score:
110
Irritant / corrosive response data:
AVERAGE SCORE
- Cornea: 1.22
- Iris: 0.61
- Conjunctivae (Redness): 2.61
- Conjunctivae (Chemosis): 1.39
- Overall irritation score: 23.62/110
REVERSIBILITY: Not reversible within 3 weeks. Eyelids were incrusted in 5  animals on days 15 and 17 and in 1 animal on day 21.
Other effects:
OTHER EFFECTS: Brightness reduced in eyes of 3 animals, redness in iris  of all animals (24 until maximum 72 hours), sticking and dryness in the  
eyes of the females (days 2-10), eyelids inelastic in all animals from  day 3 on and incrusted later, loss of hair in all animals by end of study

Any other information on results incl. tables

no further results

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Under the conditions of this study, the test item 2,2,4 -/2,4,4 -trimethylhexane-1,6 -diisocyanate showed severe damage on the eyes and mucosa
of male and female rabbits.y. The effects are not reversible within 3 weeks.
Executive summary:

The acute eye irritation properties of 2,2,4 -/2,4,4 -trimethylhexane-1,6 -diisocyanate were estimated in a Draize test according to OECD TG 405. An amount of 0.1 ml of the undiluted test substance was instilled into the left eye of three male and three female albino rabbits, and the untreated right eye served as control. The eye remained unrinsed and there was no removal of test substance. The undiluted substance produced reduced brightness in eyes of 3 animals, redness in iris of all animals (24 until maximum 72 hours), sticking and dryness in the eyes of the females (days 2 -10), eyelids inelastic in all animals from  day 3 on and incrusted later, loss of hair in all animals by end of study. The effects are not reversible within 3 weeks.