How to Use Eye Drops in Pregnancy
During pregnancy, many women experience dry eyes. According to the organization Prevent Blindness in America, using lubricating eye drops during pregnancy is a safe and easy way to remedy uncomfortably dry eyes. Consult your physician prior to using any type of over the counter or prescription eye drops during pregnancy. Some eye drops, such as Zylet and some glaucoma medications, are untested or unsafe during pregnancy. Nonprescription lubricating drops are usually fine to use.
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Instructions
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Wash your hands with soap and water.
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Remove your eyeglasses or contact lenses.
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Open the eye drops and pull medicine into the dropper.
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Tilt your head back and gently pull down the lower lid of the eye with a finger.
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With the other hand, position the eye dropper near the eye without touching the surface of the eye.
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Look up and away from the dropper while squeezing the prescribed amount of drops into the eye.
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Close your eye and apply light pressure to the inner corner of the eye on top of the tear duct.
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Wait one to three minutes with your eye closed before wiping away any excess with a facial tissue.
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Wash your hands with soap and water.
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Repeat on the second eye, if necessary.
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Tips & Warnings
After placing the drops in the eye, it may be more comfortable to tilt the head down or forward instead of back.
Eye droppers are sterile and should not be used if the dropper has touched any surface.
