| Re: Zioptan 0.0015% for Glaucoma treatment
I totally agree with you that this is a tactic of the pharmaceutical companies to rack in more money. Disgusting!!
I need to take natural tears for dry eye. The preservative free kind (individual vials) used to have a reclosable cap but all brands changed that so it is not reclosable. I always kept it in the refrigerator until I used up the vial - 4 - 5 days, possible more (I don't use it too often). Never had a problem. After the cap couldn't reclose I asked my Glaucoma Specialist about using it more than once and he told me to just keep it in the refrigerator, so I still do that. However, I'm more careful of how I store it so that the uncovered tip doesn't touch anything as I don't want it contaminated. Also, I take it out when ready to use and immediately put it back after inserting in my eye.
I recommend you ask your ophthalmologist what he recommends.
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