How to Use Eye Drops PROPERLY! - Eye Drop Tutorial

Learn how to use eye drops PROPERLY! If you are struggling with how to put in eye drops by yourself, this video will review how to apply eye drops properly and safely so you don’t miss (wasting your eye drops) or hurting yourself.

Important Steps for How to Use Eye Drops
- Wash Your hands
- Check the expiration date of the eye drops
- Shake the eye drops
- Remove the cap (place on a clean surface)
- Pull down lower eyelid
- Tilt head back and look upward while dropping 1 eye drop into the eye
- Close the eyes and occlude drainage canal for 30 seconds
- Recap eye drop bottle

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About this video: Ever thought about how to use eye drops correctly? In this how to use eye drops youtube video, Dr. Allen from Doctor Eye Health reviews the proper steps for getting eye drops in. He also shares a super cool tip for how to use eye drops without flinching (a common problem). Specifically, this video goes over how to put in eye drops by yourself, but the same principles can be applied to a friend or family member who may help you.

[sas]

I am 68. Have had dry eyes for 30 years. No one ever showed me the right way to use drops. Surprise I was doing it wrong. Just did it your way. What a difference! Thank you!!

[imthelegend]

Blocking the canal and not blinking really was a tip that I did not know, THANK YOU!!

[SetVet]

Thank you so much for this. This helped immensely
- A 31 year old young child

[marybrehmer]

I found an easy way to put in eye drops is to pull the bottom of the eye down as you suggested, but put the drop in while looking in a mirror. This works great when someone can’t stand to see the dropper coming and flinches, giving the dropper a whole different perspective. We shared this with our patients and they loved it!

[SimplyAwesomeness]

I've been doing eye drops wrong all my life! This video really made a huge difference...

[MsDJDiaz]

I never knew about the Nano dropper!! as a med professional myself (PT), I love learning things from other docs that can potentially help my clients too! love your videos! keep it up~

[sallytwo]

I'm 81 with dry eye, live alone & cannot, for the life of me, put drops in my own eyes! Finally just gave up. But stumbled across this video & now--know how to do it! Lie down, close my eyes & allow the drop to slip into my eye from the corner! So simple yet never mentioned to me before! I might even get that "nano-dropper you spoke of. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Sally Lyons🥰

[leem.]

“A young child who doesn’t like it”
Me a 17 year old who hates eye drops 👁👄👁

[AtticusRevived]

I was wondering why I was getting a very nasty taste in my throat after using my eye drops- this video and channel in general has been great! thanks once again doc

[raymondmuench]

The closed-eye tip is the best. Made post-cataract surgery recovery a breeze. Thank you.

[aussiemedtutes]

That closed eye technique is going to be a life saver. Thank you!

[sequoia]

thank you so much for this! i was just diagnosed with dry eyes today and was given a bunch of drops. i’ve never applied eye drops myself before and this is so helpful! 🙌🏾

[denisechilds]

I appreciated all the info, especially the closed eye and to wait 5 to 10 minutes between mulitiple drops. I'm gonna have to use 2 meds 4x a day before cataract surgery about a week before I'm scheduled. This has been very helpful and I'm keeping it in my history for review. God bless you!

[youtubeuser]

Thank you for such wonderful tips. I recently got my Lasik surgery done and have been using eye drops everyday . However i always felt a bitter after taste in my throat every time I used my eye drops. Also my eyes kept feeling dry even after constantly applying eye drops. Thanks to you, my experience has been much better now 😊

[bagluva]

This is the BEST video I have ever seen on how to use eye drops. I especially liked the trick of resting the dominant hand holding the eyedrops on the back of the hand pulling the lower eyelid open. Game changer, thank you so much !!

[mcdflint]

I've just started using prescription eyedrops to reduce my IOP and I've struggled to get them in on my own. I've checked out many instruction videos and I'm so glad i came across yours; it is by far the best, thanks!

[lrigdrenlrigdren]

Thank you! I'm new to needing eye drops (prescription), and unfortunately I'm a blinker. I think I've missed several times, but didn't want to risk overdosing by retrying. These tips really helped!

[noctambule]

So thankful I came across this video. I was prescribed eye drops and after the first time use I experienced the unfortunate sensation of having it go down the back of my throat, very unpleasant. I am guilty of blinking a lot just after applying the drop so that didn’t help lol. Will definitely try this method of blocking the corner of the eye and keeping my eye closed for 30 seconds 😅

[jerrybaba]

Wow! That was the most complete and informative description of eye drop use imaginable in such a short amount of time. It is most important now as many people have been getting inflammation and infections due to their drops. Thank you for the info and keep up the good work.

[draces]

Thank you. I never thought to shake them and now I feel stupid but I learned something so thank you very much.