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Putting in Eye Drops

Q. I’ve got an easy way to put in eye drops. Bend your head back, close your eye and put the drop in the corner. Open your eye and the drop will automatically run in.

A. Putting drops in your own eyes can be challenging. Getting the drop in the corner of the eye with your eyes closed might be hard unless you can enlist some help. If someone else can get the drop into the corner of the closed eye while you are lying down, it’s easy enough to open the eye briefly. Then close the lid for two minutes so the medicine spreads over the surface of the eye.

If you are doing this for yourself, here’s an alternate approach: pull the lower lid out gently to make a little pouch. Put the drop into the pouch and close the eye for two minutes.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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