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What is HYDROEYES 0.05%?
- HYDROEYES 0.05% contains cyclosporin which belongs to a group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents
What HYDROEYES 0.05% is used for?
It is used to treat,
- adults with severe keratitis (inflammation of the cornea, the transparent layer in the front part of the eye)
- dryness of the eyes
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Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to cyclosporin or any other ingredients of this medicine
- have previously had an eye infection
- are wearing contact lenses
- HYDROEYES 0.05% is likely to be present in breast milk in very small amounts
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine
- HYDROEYES 0.05% should not be used in children and adolescents below 18 years old
- Your vision may be blurred immediately after using HYDROEYES 0.05%. If this happens, wait until your vision clears before you drive or use machines
Tell your doctor if you are using,
- medicines containing steroids
- medicines to treat glaucoma
- Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
- The recommended dose is one drop in each affected eye, once daily at bedtime
Instructions for use
Follow these instructions carefully and ask your doctor if there is anything you do not understand
- Wash your hands
- If you wear contact lenses, take them out at bedtime before using the drops
- Take one single-dose container from the aluminum pouch
- Gently shake the single dose container prior to use twist off the cap
- Pull down your lower eyelid
- Tilt your head back and look up at the ceiling
- Gently squeeze one drop of the medicine onto your eye
- Make sure you do not touch your eye with the tip of the single-dose container
- Blink a few times so that the medicine covers your eye
- After using HYDROEYES 0.05%, press a finger into the corner of your eye by the nose and close gently the eyelids for 2 minutes This helps to stop HYDROEYES 0.05% getting into the rest of the body
- If you use drops in both eyes, repeat the steps for your other eye
- If a drop misses your eye, try again
If you use more HYDROEYES 0.05%
- If you use more HYDROEYES 0.05%, rinse your eye with water
If you forget to use HYDROEYES 0.05%
- Continue with the next dose as planned. Do not use a double dose to make up for the forgotten dose. Do not use more than one drops each day in the affected eyes
If you stop using HYDROEYES 0.05%
- If you stop using HYDROEYES 0.05%, without speaking to your doctor, the inflammation of the transparent front part of your eye (known as keratitis) will not be controlled and could lead to impaired vision
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- pain when the drops are put into the eye
- irritation, redness and increase in tears when the drops are put into the eye
- swelling of the eyelid, redness of the conjunctiva
- eye allergy
- eye discharge or inflammation of the iris/cornea
- cyst formation or itching in the eyelid
- painful rash around the eye
- whitish patches on the cornea
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
- Store at room temperature (15-25ºC)
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