Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml

Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml belongs to the class of antibiotic medications used to treat bacterial eye infections. It treats eye infections like conjunctivitis (infected conjunctiva) and other inflammatory conditions after eye surgery. Bacterial eye infection occurs when harmful bacteria invade any part of the eye, such as the eyeball, conjunctiva, or cornea. Symptoms of an infection include red eye, pain, discharge, watery/dry eyes, swelling, itching, and sensitivity to light. 

Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml combines two medicines: Moxifloxacin (antibiotic) and Dexamethasone phosphate (steroid). Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic that stops bacterial replication, thereby killing and controlling the growth of bacterial infection. Dexamethasone phosphate is a steroid that reduces inflammation and symptoms associated with infection, such as redness and irritation, by inhibiting prostaglandins that cause inflammation. Thus together, Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml treats bacterial eye infections.

Use Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml as prescribed by your doctor. The common side-effects of Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml are application site burning/stinging sensation, redness and temporary blurred vision. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Do not use Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml if you are allergic to Moxifloxacin, Dexamethasone phosphate, or any contents in it. Before using the Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml, inform your doctor if you have fungal infections, viral infections, herpes simplex or varicella, or parasitic infections such as amoebiasis. Do not use Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml if you have tuberculosis, damaged cornea, ulceration, lesions with incomplete formation of the covering tissue, and increased pressure inside the eye.

Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml is a combination of two medicines: Moxifloxacin and Dexamethasone phosphate. Moxifloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that interferes with the formation of essential proteins required for bacterial growth. Dexamethasone phosphate is a steroid medicine with anti-inflammatory properties and acts by inhibiting the chemicals, such as prostaglandins, that cause inflammation. It also reduces symptoms associated with infection, such as redness and irritation.

• Stinging or burning sensation
• Redness 
• Blurred vision
• Swelling
• Watery eyes

Before taking Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml, inform your doctor if you have vision problems, severe pain in the eye, glaucoma (raised pressure in the eye), eye injury or eye surgery. Do not use Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml for longer than recommended by your doctor as it may suppress adrenal gland function and increase the risk of cataracts (clouding of the eye). Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml should not be used in conditions like herpes simplex virus infection or other viral eye infections.

Drug-Drug interactions: Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml may interact with antiviral or anti-HIV (e.g. ritonavir, cobicistat).

Drug-Food interactions: No interactions found.

Drug-Disease interactions: Optvel-DX Eye Drops 5 ml should not be used in patients with fungal infections, viral infections such as herpes simplex or varicella, or parasitic infections such as amoebiasis, tuberculosis, or damaged cornea, ulceration, and glaucoma (increased pressure inside the eye).

• RITONAVIR
• COBICISTAT

• Sleep for at least six to eight hours to rejuvenate your eyes naturally.
• Wash your eyes with clean water at least two to three times a day. Do not wash your eyes for at least two weeks if you have undergone any eye surgery. 
• Manage stress, eat healthily, drink plenty of water, exercise regularly, and get plenty of sleep.
• Avoid alcoholic beverages as they can make you dehydrated and affect your sleep. This can also affect your body’s ability to fight off infections.

Bacterial eye infections: Bacterial eye infection occurs when harmful bacteria invade any part of the eye, such as the eyeball, conjunctiva, or cornea. The common bacterial eye infections are conjunctivitis, stye, or keratitis. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) is the inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva (white part of the eye) and the inner eyelid. It is a highly contagious infection that is spread by eye secretions. Symptoms include redness, itchiness, and discharge or crusting around the eye. A stye is a bump on the eyelid, which is also a common eye condition. Keratitis is the inflammation of the cornea that occurs due to frequent contact lenses, injury, diabetes, or surgery.