Miscellaneous ocular agents:
Indications for: HEALON
Eye surgery.
Adult Dosage:
Inject through a fine cannula into the eye. Amount varies depending on surgery, repeated inj may be required. Total amount is usually <1mL in anterior segment surgery.
Children Dosage:
Not recommended.
HEALON Warnings/Precautions:
Single use only; reuse may cause inflammatory reaction. Glaucoma; consider prophylactic pressure-lowering treatment. Complete removal of soln necessary to avoid intraocular pressure peaks post-op.
HEALON Classification:
Ophthalmic viscosurgical device.
HEALON Interactions:
Incompatibility, resulting in opalescence, between sodium hyaluronate and solutions containing quaternary ammonium ions (eg, detergents, benzalkonium chloride).
Adverse Reactions:
Transient rise in intraocular pressure, myopic shift (if product not completely removed).
How Supplied:
Syringe—1
