Lidocaine 5% Gel
Lidocaine Gel is used for numbing the eye during certain ocular procedures.
Use Lidocaine Gel as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
Lidocaine Gel is usually given at your doctor's office, hospital, or clinic before eye surgery. If you will be using Lidocaine Gel at home, follow the procedures you are taught when you use a dose. Contact your health care provider if you have any questions.
Do not touch or rub the eye until the numbing effect of the medicine is gone.
If you miss a dose of Lidocaine Gel, check with your doctor right away.
Lidocaine Gel is a local anesthetic. It works by preventing nerves from transmitting painful impulses to the brain.
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
Store this medicine at room temperature in a tightly-closed container, away from heat and light.
