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EYE CARE
Seeing off the dry discomfort
Optifresh is promoted as being specially formulated to moisturise, hydrate and protect dry eyes. Optifresh Tears, Optifresh Plus and Optifresh Eye Gel are said to provide long lasting, soothing relief and protection against burning, irritation and discomfort due to dry eye. All Optifresh products are PBS listed.
RRP: Optifresh Tears, $8.70, Optifresh Plus, $8.70, Optifresh Eye Gel, $4.20.
Stockist inquiries: 08 9368 5954.
Visit: optifresh.com.au
Evolve Preservative Free Eye Drops
Evolve® Carmellose 0.5% and Hypromellose 0.3% come in 10ml preservative free multi-dose
bottles. The Evolve® system has
been designed to combine the
benefits of unit dose preservative
free eye drops with the convenience of a bottle. Evolve® are soothing
eye drops intended for use in the
relief of discomfort that arises from
dry eye sensations. They provide soothing relief for sore eyes from
grit, itchiness and other foreign
body irritations.
RRP: No RRP.
Stockist inquiries: 1800 125 023.
Visit: contactlenscentreaustralia.com.au
Pack of benefits from Renu
Renu Fresh Multi-Purpose Solution Duo Pack is promoted as presenting “a great fresh feel at a great everyday price” to customers, plus these benefits:
• Effectively cleans in just
four hours – other products can require six hours of soaking time.
• Enhances wettability –
to gently draw your own
teardrops to your lenses to create a cushion of moisture between your lenses and your eyes.
• Excellent disinfection – kills 99.9 per cent of germs.
• Removes protein deposits.
Always read the label. Follow the instructions for use. © 2020 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated. ®/TM denote trademarks of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated and its affiliates. Bausch & Lomb (Australia) Pty Ltd. ABN 88 000 222 408. Level 2, 12 Help Street, Chatswood NSW Australia. (Ph 1800 251 150)
RRP: Renu Fresh Multi-Purpose Solution Duo Pack 475ml, $18.99.
Stockist inquiries: 1800 251 150.
Visit: bausch.com.au
Prolonged dry-eye relief
Systane Complete is an all- in-one eye drop that protects and replenishes all layers of the tear film1 and provides relief from all types of dry
eye by optimising surface coverage, stabilising the tear film and retaining moisture.1,2,3,8
Unique Systane technology
with HP-guar allows for
increased retention of the
soothing agents on the ocular surface, resulting in prolonged dry eye relief4, while nano-sized lipid droplet technology minimises blurring on instillation and provides optimal surface coverage on your eyes.3,5,6 RRP: Systane Complete, $17.99.
Stockist inquiries: available in all major wholesalers. Visit: systane.com.au
Top drop of moisture retention
Systane Hydration UD is a preservative-free lubricating drop and can be used for patients before and after ocular surgery and also
for wearers of soft contact lenses. It contains sodium hyaluronate, the salt form of hyaluronic acid (HA), restoring dry and damaged cells of the ocular surface by providing hydration, lubrication and
by assisting with cell regeneration.6, 7 It has been shown to provide double the moisture retention and greater protection of drops with HA alone.6*
RRP: Systane Hydration UD, $24.99.
Stockist inquiries: available in all major wholesalers.
Visit: systane.com.au
*in an in vitro study
# vs Systane® ULTRA lubricant eye drops
1. Rangarajan et al. ‘Preclinical evaluation of a new hydroxypropyl-guar phospholipid nanoemulsion-based artificial tear formulation in models of corneal epithelium’. J Ocul Pharmacol Th, 2019; 35 (1): 32-37. (Sponsored by Novartis.)
2. Alcon data on file, 2013. High-dose HPG-nanoemulsion PPTD project review meeting. (Available on request.)
3. Jones L et al. TFOS DEWS II management and therapy report. Ocul Surf, 2017; 15 (3): 575-628.
4. Christensen M et al. ‘Clinical evaluation of an HP-guar gellable lubricant eye drop for the relief of dryness of the eye’. Current Eye Research,2004; 28 (1): 55-62. (Sponsored by Alcon.)
5. Alcon data on file, 2013. Nanoemulsion for MGD [DMGD001]. (Available on request.)
6. Rangarajan R, Kraybill B, Ogundele A, Ketelson HA. ‘Effects of a hyaluronic acid/hydroxypropyl guar artificial tear solution on protection, recovery and lubricity in models of corneal epithelium’. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther, 2015; 31 (8): 491-497. (Sponsored by Alcon.)
7. Carlson E, Kao WWY, Ogundele A. ‘Impact of hyaluronic acid-containing artificial tear products on reepithelialisation in an in vivo corneal
wound model. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther, 2018; 34 (4): 360-364.
(Sponsored by Alcon.)
8. Alcon data on file, 2017. Research summary for FID 119305 Nanoemulsion TDOC-0051863. (Available on request.)
RETAIL PHARMACY ASSISTANTS • SEP 2020