The world’s first dedicated hypotony clinic, funded by Moorfields Eye Charity, has been established at the Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, according to a press release.

Fortnightly injections of HPMC - a low-cost gel used in most eye operations - restores the shape of patients' eyes and allows ...

Specialists injected the eyes of hypotony patients with HPMC – hydroxypropyl methylcellulose – a clear and colourless gel ...

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is manufactured from high purity cellulose in compliance with GMP and HACCP. In codes and regulations this product is also known as HPMC, E464 or modified cellulose.

While the ingredient is currently used as an emulsifier for modifying the formation and growth of ice crystals in whipped cream, “little information concerning the effect of HPMC on processing ...