AUGUST 2006 NEWS

ICCVAM's Final Background Review Documents on In Vitro Ocular Test Methods Now Available

The final Background Review Documents (BRDs) on the "Current Status of In Vitro Test Methods for Detecting Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants" for the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability, the Isolated Chicken Eye, the Isolated Rabbit Eye, and the Hen's Egg Test-Chorioallantoic Membrane test methods are now available on-line here.

For more information on these test methods, please visit the In Vitro Test Methods for Detecting Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants page here. The BRDs can be accessed from the ICCVAM home page here through the links in the "Announcements" box as well.