Guidelines for Eye Drops

Eye drops help maintain the pressure in your eye at a healthy level and are an important part of the routine for most people with glaucoma. Always check with your doctor if you are not sure about any part of your eye drop routine.

You Should Always:

• Follow doctors orders
• Be sure your doctor knows about any other drugs you may be taking (including over-the-counter items like vitamins and aspirin) and about any allergies you may have.
• Wash your hands before putting in your eye drops.
• Be careful not to let the tip of the dropper touch any part of your eye.
• Make sure the dropper stays clean.
• If you are putting in more than one drop or more than one type of eye drop, wait five minutes before putting the next drop in. This will keep the first drop from being washed out by the second before it has had time to work.
• Store eye drops and all medicines out of the reach of children.

Watch for more helpful tips in the next issue.

(Source: Gleams, Volume 17, Number 5, May 2000.) Reprinted
with permission of the Glaucoma Research Foundation, © 1999. All rights reserved. Web Site: www.glaucoma.org

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