{"product_id":"poly-visc-eye-ointment","title":"Poly Visc Eye Ointment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✔ Stock on hand — ships NZ-wide from Rose Optometry, Hamilton.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePoly Visc — a night-time ointment, not a daytime drop\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoly Visc is a paraffin-based lubricating eye ointment. It is thick, it is greasy, and that is entirely the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ointment stays on the eye for hours rather than minutes. A drop put in at bedtime has long since drained away by three in the morning; an ointment has not. That is why the people who get the most from Poly Visc are the ones whose worst symptoms arrive on \u003cstrong\u003eopening their eyes in the morning\u003c\/strong\u003e — gritty, stuck, sore, sometimes genuinely painful for the first minutes of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also the standard answer for \u003cstrong\u003eincomplete lid closure overnight\u003c\/strong\u003e (nocturnal lagophthalmos), which is far more common than people realise and is a cause of dryness that no daytime drop will ever reach. Plenty of patients use Poly Visc at night alongside an ordinary artificial tear through the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe honest caveat: it will blur your vision substantially, for several minutes.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is not a side effect to be tolerated — it is the direct consequence of putting a greasy film across your visual axis, and it is precisely why this is a bedtime product. Put it in, close your eyes, go to sleep. Do not drive, read or work after using it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are reaching for an ointment during the day, the answer is not a thicker ointment — it is a proper look at why your eyes are that dry. That usually means the oil glands in the lid margin, and the tools for those are \u003ca href=\"\/products\/iflo-usb-heated-eye-mask\"\u003eheat\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lid-hygiene-blepharitis-nz\"\u003elid hygiene\u003c\/a\u003e, not more lubricant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaking with gritty, stuck or painful eyes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncomplete lid closure overnight (nocturnal lagophthalmos).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSevere or exposure-related dry eye, used alongside daytime drops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone whose bedtime drop simply doesn't last until morning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for daytime use, and not for driving days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it blur my vision?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — noticeably, for several minutes. This is a bedtime product for that reason. Do not use it and then drive or read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use it with contact lenses in?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Take lenses out first. Ointment and lens surfaces do not mix, and in any case lenses should be out before sleep unless we have specifically fitted you for overnight wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow often can I use it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsually once, at bedtime — follow what your optometrist has advised for you. If you are reaching for an ointment during the day, the answer is not a thicker ointment; it is a proper look at why your eyes are that dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it contain a preservative?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheck the pack for the current formulation — we would rather you read the carton than take our word for it. If preservative-free specifically matters to you, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vita-pos-eye-ointment\"\u003eVita-POS\u003c\/a\u003e is explicitly preservative-free. The general rule still holds: more than about four doses a day of anything, go \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/preservative-free-eye-drops-nz\"\u003epreservative-free\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does it keep once opened?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tube states a discard-after-opening period. Write the date you opened it on the tube and follow that — an ointment tube tip touches the lid margin every night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoly Visc or Vita-POS?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoly Visc is a straightforward paraffin lubricant, widely used and usually cheaper. Vita-POS is preservative-free and contains vitamin A — the better pick for indefinite nightly use or a sensitive ocular surface. Both blur. Both are bedtime products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsing drops all day and still uncomfortable?\u003c\/strong\u003e Then the drop isn't the problem — the diagnosis is. Read about \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/eye-health\/evaporative-dry-eye-mgd-why-your-drops-arent-working\"\u003emeibomian gland dysfunction\u003c\/a\u003e, look at \u003ca href=\"\/products\/iflo-usb-heated-eye-mask\"\u003eheat\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lid-hygiene-blepharitis-nz\"\u003elid hygiene\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.myhealth1st.com.au\/appointmentWidget\/?practiceId=9357\u0026amp;treatmentId=3022\"\u003eBook a free Dry Eye Evaluation\u003c\/a\u003e in Hamilton — 15 minutes, no cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy buy from Rose Optometry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent, optometrist-owned New Zealand practice — in Hamilton since 1969.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree optometrist advice with every order; reply to your order email and a clinician answers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree NZ shipping on orders over $100, sent from Hamilton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alcon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52819764052249,"sku":null,"price":6.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/9263\/7209\/files\/Poly_20Visc_20sinlge.png?v=1784757697","url":"https:\/\/store.roseoptom.co.nz\/products\/poly-visc-eye-ointment","provider":"Rose Optometry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}