An irrigation solution which provides the anterior and posterior chamber of the eye protection during surgical procedures that require irrigation. This irrigation solution is composed of a HEPES buffered Eagle's Minimum Essential Media (MEM) with Earle's Salts, without phenol red, supplemented with mixed isomers of 99% pure, chondroitin sulfate, MEM non-essential amino acids, 2-mercaptoethanol, and sodium pyruvate.