Occugel 2% w/v hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
The ophthalmic viscosurgical device (ovd) is a sterile, isotonic, apyrogenic viscoelastic solution of highly purified, non inflammatory hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (hpmc) solution with a high molecular weight greater than 80,000 daltons for intraocular use during the surgery of the anterior segment of the eye.
For a 2% w/v hpmc solution each ml of solution provides 20mg of hpmc dissolved in balanced salt solution. The viscosity of this solution is 4000 to 5500 cps
