What is Eye Stream: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Updated May 14, 2025  •  Published Dec 30, 2020

Eye Stream overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • Sterile Eye Wash, Eye Clean, Sterile Eye Wash, OcuFresh Eye Wash, Optigene Eye Wash, Leader Eye Wash, Mediwash Eye Irrigant, Eye-Stream, Eye Wash, Advanced Eye Relief, Balanced Salt Solution, BSS Plus, Collyrium For Fresh Eyes, Eye-Cept Rewetting Drops

Generic Names:

  • Eye Stream

Uses:

  • Used to wash out eyes to relieve irritation, discomfort, or itching, or to remove a chemical or foreign material from the eye.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Antidote, Eye Wash, Surgical Aid, Ocular

Forms:

  • Liquid

How it’s taken:

  • Into the eye

What is Eye Stream used for?

What form(s) does Eye Stream come in

  • Liquid

What are common Eye Stream doses?

  • Bottle 30ML of

  • Bottle 120ML of

Common Eye Stream prescriptions

  • Eye Stream
    118ml of bottle

How to take Eye Stream

  • Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.

  • Follow the instructions on the medicine label if you are using this medicine without a prescription.

  • Ophthalmic routeWash your hands with soap and water before and after using this medicine. Remove contact lenses before using this medicine. Shake the bottle well just before each use.

  • To use right out of the bottle: Ophthalmic routeLie down or tilt your head back. With your index finger, pull down the lower lid of your eye to form a pocket. Hold the bottle tip close to your eye with the other hand. Drop the correct number of drops into your eye, or squeeze the bottle to direct a steady of stream into the eye.

  • To use with an eye cup: Rinse the eye cup with the eye wash before you use it. Do not let anything else touch the rim and the inside of the eye cup. Fill the cup half full of eye wash. Put the cup over the eye to be rinsed. Press the cup tightly to your skin to keep the liquid from leaking out. Tilt your head back and open your eye wide. Move your eye from side to side and up and down to allow the liquid to wash all parts of the eye.

  • Do not rinse or wipe the bottle tip or allow it to touch anything, including your eye. Put the cap on the bottle right away.

  • To use with an eye cup: Rinse the eye cup with the eye wash before you use it. Do not let anything else touch the rim and the inside of the eye cup. Fill the cup half full of eye wash. Put the cup over the eye to be rinsed. Press the cup tightly to your skin to keep the liquid from leaking out. Tilt your head back and open your eye wide. Move your eye from side to side and up and down to allow the liquid to wash all parts of the eye.

  • Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.

  • To use right out of the bottle: Ophthalmic routeLie down or tilt your head back. With your index finger, pull down the lower lid of your eye to form a pocket. Hold the bottle tip close to your eye with the other hand. Drop the correct number of drops into your eye, or squeeze the bottle to direct a steady of stream into the eye.

  • Ophthalmic routeWash your hands with soap and water before and after using this medicine. Remove contact lenses before using this medicine. Shake the bottle well just before each use.

  • Do not rinse or wipe the bottle tip or allow it to touch anything, including your eye. Put the cap on the bottle right away.

  • Follow the instructions on the medicine label if you are using this medicine without a prescription.

What to do if you miss a dose of Eye Stream

  • This medicine is to be used when needed. Follow the directions on the label.

  • Ophthalmic routeAsk your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of the used medicine container and any leftover medicine after you have finished your treatment. You will also need to throw away old medicine after the expiration date has passed.

Eye Stream contraindications

  • Do not use if you have had an allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the eye wash you are using. Be sure to read the label. Do not use if the liquid changes color or becomes cloudy.

Eye Stream warnings

  • See a doctor right away if you have an open wound in or near your eye, if your eye was burned with a chemical, or if you have a foreign object in your eye that you cannot rinse out.

  • Eye pain, redness, or irritation that is not relieved by using this product.

Eye Stream interactions

  • See a doctor right away if you have an open wound in or near your eye, if your eye was burned with a chemical, or if you have a foreign object in your eye that you cannot rinse out.

Eye Stream side effects

Serious Side Effects

  • Changes in vision.

  • Eye pain, redness, or irritation that is not relieved by using this product.

Less Serious Side Effects

  • New or worsening eye symptoms.

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