How to use eye drops and ointments

How to apply eye drops?

• Wash hands
• Tilt your head back and look at the ceiling
• Gently pull the lower eyelid down until it forms a small pocket, or pouch.
• Squeeze the bottle or the dropper to release a single drop into the eye. Take care not to touch the eye or eyelid with the nozzle of the bottle.
• Release the lower lid and close eyelid for 30 seconds. Dab excess with tissue.

Special precautions:

• In order to keep the eye drops clean: 
• do not allow the nozzle to touch the eye or anything else
• do not allow other people to use your eye drops
• replace the cap of the eye drops immediately after use
• discard the eye drops four weeks after first opening
• If you are using more than one kind of eye drop in the same eye, wait five minutes between drops.
• If you are using both drops & ointment in the same eye, always use the drops first and wait five minutes before applying the ointment.
• If you wear contact lenses, you should stop wearing them for the duration of your treatment unless otherwise directed by your doctor.

How to apply eye ointment?

• Wash hands.
• Tilt head back and look at ceiling.
• Gently pull the lower eyelid down until it forms a small pocket, or pouch.
• Hold the tube parallel to the eye to avoid injury. Squeeze a line of approximately ½ cm (¼ inch) of ointment into the pouch without touching the eye, lid or lashes.
• Release the lower lid and allow to blink. Wipe away the excess ointment with a tissue.