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> snuck me some non-FDA approved drops with chlorine in them Yikes! I mean, that'd do it, but yikes. I wonder how much chlorine it takes. Would swimming in th
by PhasmaFelis 10y ago
> snuck me some non-FDA approved drops with chlorine in them
Yikes! I mean, that'd do it, but yikes.
I wonder how much chlorine it takes. Would swimming in the local pool with your eyes open help count as treatment? Probably not, the article says it's "common in tap water, sea water and swimming pools." Still.
- _delirium 10y agoMy guess is that it was chlorhexidine drops. It's a disinfectant compound that contains chlorine, but isn't directly comparable to the free chlorine that acts as a pool disinfectant. The drops approved in Europe (and used to treat AK) are chlorhexidine 0.02%.
- thrillgore 10y agoChlorhexidine is a very common and essential medicine (according to the WHO, at least). It kills damn near anything microbial it touches.
- piptastic 10y agoThis sounds right, they were sourced from the UK. Sorry, I don't remember exactly, I was much younger then.