Tissue irrigation solution

The tissue irrigation solution for treating the eye consisting essentially of:

• ______________________________________ sodium 120-160 mM potassium 4-10 mM calcium 0.5-3.0 mM magnesium 0.5-3.0 mM chloride 100-130 mM bicarbonate 20-50 mM sulfate 0.5-3.0 mM at least one member of 2.0-10.0 mM the citric acid cycle selected from the group consisting of citric acid, cis-aconitic acid, isocitric acid, .alpha.-ketoglutaric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, and oxaloacetic acid, and deprotinated deriva- tives and salts thereof and mixtures of said members, deprotinated derivatives and salts thereof;
• zwitterionic compound 15-30 mM;
• and ______________________________________

The tissue irrigation solution for treating the eye consisting essentially of:

• ______________________________________ sodium 120-160 mM potassium 4-10 mM calcium 0.5-3.0 mM magnesium 0.5-3.0 mM chloride 100-130 mM bicarbonate 20-50 mM sulfate 0.5-3.0 mM at least one member of 2.0-10.0 mM the citric acid cycle selected from the group consisting of citric acid, cis-aconitic acid, isocitric acid, .alpha.-ketoglutaric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, and oxaloacetic acid, and deprotinated deriva- tives and salts thereof and mixtures of said members, deprotinated derivatives and salts thereof;
• and zwitterionic compound 15-30 mM an effective amount of a wetting agent;
• and an effective amount of a free radical scavenger. ______________________________________

A tissue irrigation solution for treating the eye consisting essentially of:

• ______________________________________ sodium 149.2 mM potassium 6.3 mM calcium 0.68 mM magnesium 0.76 mM chloride 117.5 mM bicarbonate 39.4 mM sulfate 0.76 mM succinic acid 3.8 mM cysteine 1.1 mM albumin 20 mg % HEPES 20.9 mM ______________________________________