Optifucin sterile viscous eye drops contains Fusidic Acid as an active ingredient.

Optifucin is indicated for the treatment of bacterial eye infections affecting eyelids, conjunctiva and cornea. Optifucin has a viscous texture that increases the effectiveness and it has an excellent moisturizing effect.

Optifucin has a high safety margin so it is suitable for use at bedtime, safe and easy to use for newborns and infants, does not cause blurred vision so has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive or use machines. Optifucin eye drops also can be used safely during pregnancy and breast-feeding.

Method of Administration

One Optifucin eye drop to be instilled into the eye twice daily. Treatment should be continued for at least 48 hours after the eye returns to normal.

Directions for Use for Adminstration

1. As with any eye preparation, wash your hands before you administer Optifucin viscous eye drops.
2. Remove the cap from the tube. To administer Optifucin viscous eye drops, stand or sit comfortably and tilt your head backwards. Hold the tube above your eye.
3. Gently pull down your lower eyelid and squeeze one drop from the tube into your lower eyelid. You may find a mirror useful when administering the drops.
4. Be careful not to touch the tip of the tube to your eye or other surface, so as to avoid contamination of tube contents.
5. Optifucin viscous eye drops comes out of the tube as a single viscous drop, which quickly turns to liquid in your eye.
6. If the drops are for children, you may put the drops in their eyes when they are lying down or asleep.