pharmacopoeia u201c a u201d and u201c b u201d when provided as an ophthalmic composition the composition will typically be disposed in a tube suitable for administration of the composition to the eye the tube is typically configured for releasing strips e g ribbon like strips of the gel topically to the eye applicants specifically incorporate the entire contents of all cited references in this disclosure further when an amount concentration or other value or parameter is given as either a range preferred range or a list of upper preferable values and lower preferable values this is to be understood as specifically disclosing all ranges formed from any pair of any upper range limit or preferred value and any lower range limit or preferred value regardless of whether ranges are separately disclosed where a range of numerical values is recited herein unless otherwise stated the range is intended to include the endpoints thereof and all integers and fractions within the range it is not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific values recited when defining a range other embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the present specification and practice of the present invention disclosed herein it is intended that the present specification and examples be considered as exemplary only with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims and equivalents thereof table a below provides a listing of exemplary ingredients suitable for an exemplary preferred composition of the ophthalmic composition of the present invention and a desired weight weight percentage for those ingredients it is understood that the weight weight percents in table a can be varied by u00b1 10 u00b1 20 u00b1 30 u00b1 90 of those weight.