NOT FOR INJECTION OR INTRAVENOUS INFUSION. DO NOT USE UNLESS PRODUCT IS CLEAR, SEAL IS INTACT AND CONTAINER IS UNDAMAGED. DO NOT USE IF BLISTER OR PAPER BACKING IS DAMAGED OR BROKEN, AS STERILITY OF THE ENCLOSED BOTTLE CANNOT BE ASSURED. OPEN UNDER ASEPTIC CONDITIONS ONLY. DO NOT USE IF PRODUCT IS DISCOLORED OR CONTAINS A PRECIPITATE.

DISCARD UNUSED CONTENTS. THIS SOLUTION CONTAINS NO PRESERVATIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR MORE THAN ONE PATIENT. DO NOT USE ADDITIVES WITH THIS PRODUCT. TISSUE DAMAGE COULD RESULT IF OTHER DRUGS ARE ADDED TO PRODUCT.

Prior to use, check the following: tip should be firmly in place, irrigating needle should be properly seated; squeeze out several drops before inserting into anterior chamber. The needle should be removed from the anterior chamber prior to releasing pressure to prevent suction.

Studies suggest that intraocular irrigating solutions which are iso-osmotic with normal aqueous fluids should be used with caution in diabetic patients undergoing vitrectomy since intraoperative lens changes have been observed.^1,2

There have been reports of corneal clouding or edema following ocular surgery in which BSS Sterile Irrigating Solution was used as an irrigating solution. As in all surgical procedures, appropriate measures should be taken to minimize trauma to the cornea and other ocular tissues.

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