Patent ID: 7670997

Claim:
An aqueous ophthalmic composition comprising: a branched, glycerol monoalkyl compound; a fatty acid monoester, wherein the fatty acid monoester comprises an aliphatic fatty acid portion having six to fourteen carbon atoms and an aliphatic hydroxyl portion; and a cationic antimicrobial component selected from the group consisting of poly[dimethylimino-2-butene-1,4-diyl]chloride, α-[4-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium chloride-2-butenyl]poly[1-dimethyl ammonium chloride-2-butenyl]-ω-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium chloride, myristamidopropyl dimethylamine, benzalkonium halides, alexidine and salts thereof, salts of chlorhexidine, hexamethylene biguanides and salts thereof and their polymers, and mixtures thereof, said composition having an osmolality in a range from 200 mOsmol/kg to 400 mOsmol/kg.