How to put eye drops

The steps for the eye drops include lifting the patient’s head, pulling the lower eyelid open, dropping the eye drops into the conjunctival sac below, and gently closing the eye for a few minutes. 1. Lift the patient’s head and pull open the lower eyelid: the patient needs to lift his/her head and then use the thumb and index finger to pull open the lower eyelid. 2. Drop the eye drops into the conjunctival sac below: Gently drop the eye drops into the conjunctival sac below. During this time, hands, eyelids, and eyelashes should not come into contact with the mouth of the eye drop bottle, otherwise the eye drops may become contaminated. 3. Gently close the eyes for a few minutes: After dropping the medicine, you can press the tear sac, gently close the eyelids for a few minutes, which can reduce the excretion of the drug from the tear duct and increase the absorption of the drug in the eye. In order to promote the eye absorption of the drug and not be washed out of the eye, the shortest interval between drops should be 5 minutes. If discomfort occurs after taking eye drops, the medication should be suspended and prompt medical attention should be sought.