Highlights

• Contains sodium hyaluronate
• Preservative-free multi-dose bottle
• 10mL (0.33 fl oz) bottle

Rebecca's description

Updated May 2024

Optase Dry Eye Intense has been on the US market for about four years now, in this multi-dose preservative-free bottle. It is one of very few products whose company launched the product in an MDPF bottle. They recently added a version in single-use vials, to be able to cater for everyone.

I think of Optase Intense as a good drop for the highly symptomatic, roughly comparable to Oasis Tears Plus. It's a good product.

It doesn't seem to have picked up much speed here yet. I would tend to attribute that to the bottle rather than the drop itself. MDPF bottles have been the standard in Europe for a long time, but much slower to gain traction in the US. Some people find them harder to use (especially true for those with arthritic hands) but they're handy, economical and produce less waste, so if you haven't tried one yet, there's no time like the present, as these bottles are being adopted by more and more US brands.

If the bottle thing is new to you, check out this article (and video).

Manufacturer's description

• Unique Preservative free formulation for moderate to severe dry eye. Provides long-lasting relief from intense Dry Eye symptoms.
• Use within three months from opening the bottle.
• Use by the expiry date, see stamp on the bottle.
• Contact lens compatible.
  

Drug facts

Active Ingredients

Glycerin 0.2%

Purpose: Eye lubricant

Uses

• For use as a lubricant to prevent further irritation
• May be used as a protectant against further irritation
• To relieve dryness of the eye

Warning

• For external use only
• To avoid contamination, do not touch tip of container to any surface. Replace cap after using.

Stop use and ask doctor if

• You feel eye pain
• Changes in vision occur
• Redness or irritation of the eye lasts
• Condition worsens or lasts more than 72 hours

Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed get medical help or contact a poison control center right away.

Directions

• Put one or two drops in the affected eyes as needed.

Other information

• Use only if tamper evidence seal on the cap is intact.
• Do not store above 25C / 77F.

Inactive ingredients

Hydrochloric acid, sodium hyaluronate, sorbital, trometamol, wate