jeffrey rolland

Hello, all!

I apologize for cross-posting and possibly posting off-topic, but I
didn't know which newsgroups would be appropriate. If you know of a
newsgroups for which this post is appropriate (or to which it was posted
but is inappropriate), please let me know and i will undertake the
appropriate action.

My mom lost her left eye in a car accident as a child and has a false
eye. This false eye needs to lubricated, and, until recently, she has
used Dacriose.

In fact, she pretty much *needs* to use Dacriose, because it is the only
lubricating solution to whose preservative she has not been found to be
allergic.

Unfortunately, Dacriose is off the market, as you may be aware. We
managed to find generic Dacriose at a nursing supply company, but, if
that product goes off the market, my mom is in trouble.

So, does anyone know what the preservative in Dacriose was or ( and this
is probably asking too much) which other false eye lubricating products
use this preservative? This information would be just invaluable to my
mom. We have been unable to glean this information from the bottle's
ingredients list or our pharmacist.

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.

Sincerely,
--
Jeffrey Rolland
<wildstar200@hotmail.com>

Hi,
I would call Novartis - the producer - ask to speak with either their
"customer support" or their product manager for dacriose - and ask them
which preservative was used - and ask if they have any similar products with
the relevant preservative. Most pharma companies will help if they can - and
besides many have generic outlets which might just have a copy.

Yours, L

jeffrey rolland

Dear "L",

Thanks so much for replying! Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.

It's too late to call them today, and their contact page doesn't list an
email address, so I'll phone them tomorrow.

Thanks again for the reference.

Sincerely, -- Jeffrey Rolland
<wildstar200@hotmail.com>

kuhnfucius

One possible option is switching to the more modern option of small ball and
post with cover. However I think this requires muscle attachment, which
your mother might not now have.