USE OF A VISCOELASTIC FLUID FOR PRODUCING A MEDICINAL PRODUCT FOR SURGICALLY TREATING THE EYE
The invention relates to the use of an aqueous viscoelastic fluid for producing a medicinal product for the surgical treatment of the eye, which fluid produces an optical magnifying effect of the lens and the pupil upon application onto the surface of the eye from a single-dose receptacle. The viscoelastic fluid comprises at least one viscosity-increasing, physiologically acceptable polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hyaluronic acid, sodium alginate, hydroxylpropyl guar polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polymethacrylic acid (carbomer), polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene copolymer (poloxamer) and polyethylene glycol, at a concentration of 0.01-30%.
1 . Use of an aqueous viscoelastic fluid for producing a medicinal product for the surgical treatment of the eye, which fluid produces an optical magnifying effect of the lens and the pupil upon application onto the surface of the eye from a single-dose receptacle, characterized in that the viscoelastic fluid
a) comprises at least one viscosity-increasing, physiologically acceptable polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hyaluronic acid, sodium alginate, hydroxylpropyl guar polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polymethacrylic acid (carbomer), polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene copolymer (poloxamer) and polyethylene glycol, at a concentration of 0.01-30%,
b) has a pH value ranging from 6 to 8.5, preferably from 6.5 to 8, even more preferably from 6.8 to 7.6, and
c) has an osmolarity ranging from 200 to 400 mosmol/1, preferably from 280 to 330 mosmol/1.
2 . A method for producing an optical magnifying effect of the lens and the pupil of an eye of a patient which comprises applying a viscoelastic fluid onto the surface of the eye of a patient in need thereof, wherein the viscoelastic fluid is contained in a single-dose receptacle, and wherein said viscoelastic fluid
a) comprises at least one viscosity-increasing, physiologically acceptable polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hyaluronic acid, sodium alginate, hydroxylpropyl guar polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polymethacrylic acid (carbomer), polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene copolymer (poloxamer) and polyethylene glycol, at a concentration of 0 . 01 - 30 %,
b) has a pH value ranging from 6 to 8.5, and
c) has an osmolarity ranging from 200 to 400 mosmol/1.
3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein said pH ranges from 6.5 to 8.
4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein said pH ranges from 6.8-7.6.
5 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein said osmolarity ranges from 280 to 330 mosmol/1.
6 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein said osmolarity ranges from 280 to 330 mosmol/1.