Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via Yellow Card Scheme

Corneal staining reduced greater from baseline with Refresh Liquigel than Refresh Tears, but more adverse events occurred with the LiquigelA very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/ tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing. It is considered appropriate for Independent Prescribing Optometrists to prescribe or recommend prescribing of any licensed Green or Amber traffic light medicines within this Chapter of the formulary that are also within their recognised area of expertise and competence.

For use only in patients with moderate to severe dry eye with corneal epithelial staining and on the recommendation of a specialist. Optive Plus ®(carboxymethylcellulose 0.5%, glycerine 1%, castor oil 0.25%) is also non-formulary - see above. The equivalent formulary product containing mineral oil is Systane Balance. Rối loạn mắt: Tiết dịch mắt, kích ứng mắt, phù mí mắt, cảm giác có dị vật trong mắt, tăng chảy nước mắt, sưng mắt. One unpublished, Abbot-funded NIH clinical trial with 80 patients compared Blink ® Tears to Systane ® Ultra with regard to TBUT and visual acuity 1 month after treatment. 45 Blink ® Tears proved superior to Systane ® Ultra in both TBUT ( P=0.003) and improvement in visual acuity ( P<0.001). 46

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Supply issue with Clinitas 0.2% gel, Viscotears 2mg/g liquid gel, Artelac Nighttime 0.2% gel and GelTears 0.2% gel (Reviewed Nov 23) Thuốc có thể được dùng như một chất bảo vệ tránh kích ứng mắt thêm nữa. 4.2. Liều dùng – Cách dùng: The letter to the GPshould state clearly which eye lubricants have already been tried by the patient and also whether the VisuXL ® eye gel is to be used in addition to OR instead of the previous eye product(s) and which one where appropriate. On a unit scale of 0–15, with 0 being no staining and 15 the most staining, corneal staining after 42 days of treatment with Systane Ultra showed 2.9±1.8 units of corneal staining compared to 4.2±2.8 units of corneal staining in those treated with Refresh Optive

This means that Optive ™ and Optive PLUS ™ are preserved in the bottle, but unpreserved on the eye. Optive PLUS ™ is suitable for patients with moderate to severe forms of dry eye who require additional protection. At 90 minutes after application, Systane Ultra users maintained BCVA for 9.17±0.0365 seconds compared to 6.84±0.0365 seconds of maintained BCVA in Refresh Optive usersOptive PLUS ™ also protects the tear film from evaporation by improving the lipid layer. Like Optive ™, Optive PLUS ™ contains the preservative PURITE®. The special thing about the preservative PURITE® is that light breaks down into the natural components of tears (sodium and chloride, oxygen and water). Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: eye pain, change in vision, continued eye redness/irritation.