Generic drops for dry eyes.

Hypromellose is a proven treatment for the uncomfortable symptoms of dry, sore eyes.
Talk to us about your health, and get recommendations for treatment from our experts. Order Hypromellose online for a treatment that lubricates your eyes, helping you to see clearly and easily.
Hypromellose eye drops are used to ease dry and sore eyes, especially when the dryness is caused by a reduction in the flow of your tears. It can also be used for eye conditions like blepharitis, which causes red, swollen and itchy eyelids, and sometimes flakes or crusts around the roots of your eyelashes.
Hypromellose makes the surface of the eye wetter, which helps to alleviate discomfort. Sometimes referred to as ‘artificial tears’, treatments like Hypromellose can help to lubricate dry eyes that feel sore or uncomfortable.
Hypromellose is named after its active ingredient, hypromellose - a synthetic substance made from cellulose that creates a film on your eye’s surface, helping to lubricate and moisten them. This helps to keep your eyes clean, tackling the symptoms of blepharitis as a result.
Hypromellose can also be useful to help stop damage to your eyes (especially the cornea) by relieving symptoms that cause you to rub or pick at your eyes, causing further discomfort or damage.
There’s only one strength of Hypromellose: 0.3% w/v. But you might be advised to use it more or less depending on your health and condition, which will change your daily dosage.
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If you wear soft contact lenses, or if you’ve ever had an allergic reaction to eye drops before, you’ll need to let a clinician know before you buy or use Hypromellose. You should also make sure that you read the instructions in the package information leaflet that comes with your treatment, so you know how to use the drops properly.
To use Hypromellose:
Sometimes Hypromellose comes as a single-use unit, in which case you should throw it away after one use. The instructions that come with your medication will tell you which one you’re using, and exactly how to use it.
If you experience any side effects, or if it doesn’t seem like Hypromellose is working to relieve your symptoms, it’s really important that you speak to our clinician straight away. They might be able to give you some advice on how to use the medication, or look for an alternative that will work better for you.
You should store Hypromellose below 25°C and make sure that you don’t use it past its expiry date. It won’t be as effective as a treatment after this time and may have started to degrade, which can be bad for your eyes.
It normally takes about two minutes for eye drops to act fully on your eye’s surface, so it should be pretty fast-acting. Your eyes should start to feel less dry and uncomfortable shortly after using Hypromellose.
If you use too much Hypromellose you should rinse it out of your eyes with clean water.
If you forget to use your drops then you can use them as soon as you remember, as long as it’s not too close to your next dose. If it is too close, then skip that dose and continue as normal. Don’t double up on doses to make up for missed ones.
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Efficacy, tolerability and comfort of a 0.3% hypromellose gel ophthalmic lubricant in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome. Current Medical Research and Opinion, [online] 23(11), pp.2629–2636. [Accessed 26 Nov. 2021].
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