Sugar alcohols include erythritol, xylitol, maltitol, mannitol and sorbitol. They are 25%-100% as sweet as sugar, found naturally in some foods like fruit and vegetables and contain fewer calories ...

Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic, prescribed for increased intracranial pressure, eye pressure, to maintain urine flow in kidney failure patients, and promotion of urinary excretion of toxic materials.

Small, crowded eyes tend to make phacoemulsification challenging.Short axial length coupled with a crowded anterior chamber ...

A few small randomized controlled studies found that hypertonic saline was more effective than mannitol as a hyperosmolar agent for ICP reduction. Recent guidelines from the American Burn ...