How to Use Eyedrops

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Did you know that there is a correct way to use eyedrops? With the proper technique, you can administer eyedrops both comfortably and effectively.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Pull down your lower lid with one hand.
Step 2

Look up just before applying the drops.
Step 3

Squeeze the prescribed number of drops into the space between your lower lid and your eyeball.
Step 4

Keep your eyes closed for a few minutes, and shift your eyeballs as if you're looking down. This seals the tear drains shut so that the medicine doesn't drain off the eye immediately.

Step 1

Lie down.
Step 2

Close your eyes, and squeeze the prescribed number of drops onto the inner corner of the eyelid.
Step 3

Open the eye so that the drops fall in.
Step 4

Close the eye again once the drops are in, and shift your eyeballs as if you're looking down for a few minutes.

Tips & Warnings

Try the closed-eye method if the open-eye method doesn't work for you.
This method is also recommended for administering eyedrops to children.
You may want to enlist help from another person for the closed-eye method.
Touching the tip of the eyedropper to your fingers or a countertop can contaminate the tip.

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