XYLITOL TOPICAL OCULAR SOLUTION

A solution for ocular application containing xylitol. Topically applied to the eye, the solution improves the quality of the ocular tear film, and reduces the incidence of infectious organisms, including bacterial abnormal colonization, acanthamoeba and an assortment of infective virus types including SARS, SARS-Cov-2. The same solution may also be applied to eyes of contact lens wearers and within the contact lens storage solutions to reduce the incidence of infection and in eyes with sicca syndromes demonstrating tear film poor lipid quantity or quality with meibomian gland dysfunction and in eyes demonstrating evidence of inflammation of the margins or posterior lid mucosal surfaces indicating blepharitis. The solution may be also applied to the lid margins with heat and ocular scrubbing massage in the case of eyes demonstrating blepharitis.