How to use eye drops correctly?

How to use eye drops correctly

Eye drops are not dropped on the eyes on the line, where to so much fame, in fact, the good glasses used in eye drops are bright and moving, and the bad glasses will be injured. Eye drops have prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs, different eye drops have different uses, improper use, it will cause "the more love the more hurt", which, even health care eye drops can not be used for a long time, the best eye drops are tears. So how should we use eye drops correctly?

There are many eye drops for your choice in the pharmacy, up to dozens of kinds, in general, it can be divided into five categories, but the composition of each type of eye drops are different.

People who use the eyes for a long time have slight discomfort in the eyes, feel dry, itchy, occasionally tingling and a burning sensation, these are manifestations of dry eyes, and may also be a little chronic inflammation, eye drops are symptomatic rather than root, not to mention that many nutritional eye drops now contain preservatives, which will destroy the microenvironment of the eye surface, and are not suitable for long-term use. The best eye drops for the eyes are tears. The method of treating both symptoms and root causes should be to reduce the burden of using the eyes, use the eyes scientifically, pay attention to the rest of the eyes, in order to fundamentally alleviate eye fatigue.

How to apply eye drops

1. Wash your hands before taking medicine. The patient should take a lying or sitting position, tilt his head back, open his eyes and look up. The index finger and thumb can be used to separate the upper and lower eyelids, place 1 to 2 drops of eye medicine droplets in the conjunctiva sac (white of the eye) near the outer corner of the eye, slightly lift the upper eyelid, let the liquid remain in the conjunctiva sac as much as possible, and then gently close the eyes for 2 to 3 minutes.



2, do not make the mouth of the eye drop bottle contact the eyelid and eyelashes when using the drug



3. Avoid dropping eye drops directly on black eyeballs;



4, both eyes need to use medicine, should be in the order of first healthy eyes, after the sick eyes; If both eyes are sick, it should be in the order of first light and then heavy.



5, some eye drops at a fixed point in time to play the greatest role, therefore, should be in what time point eye drops, the best to follow the doctor's advice



6, after the point of eye drops, it is best to press the lacrimal sac area (slightly below the inner corner of the eye) for 2 to 3 minutes to prevent the loss of eye drops through the lacrimal duct and nasolacrimal duct.

How to choose eye drops

1. General eye moisturizer

Effect: It can improve the symptoms of dryness

Most of them are nutritional eye drops, mainly artificial tear substitutes, not for special treatment, but only for lubrication. For eye discomfort after long-term eye use, moistening eye liquid can play a role in improving dry symptoms and relieving eye fatigue.

Note: No more than 4 times a day

Many of the moisturizing liquid now on the market have added preservatives, which will stimulate the eyes, damage the cornea, destroy the stability of the tear film, not only can not relieve symptoms, but also increase the discomfort of the eyes, causing organic damage, so it is not suitable for long-term use, the frequency of use should not exceed 4 times a day, and it is best to use under the guidance of a doctor. Therapeutic effect of eye drops: The main purpose of treatment



Note: Stop when the disease is in remission

For this kind of eye drops, such as those containing antibiotics or hormones, it is more careful to use. Antibiotic eye drops may also cause the normal conjunctival sac flora disturbance, resulting in normal circumstances also occur bacterial infection



Long-term use of hormone eye drops can cause increased intraocular pressure, even optic nerve damage, visual field loss and vision loss. Therefore, once the eye condition is relieved, it is necessary to stop the drug in time to avoid long-term stimulation of the eye.



Experts said that no matter what the reason, as long as there is eye discomfort, it is best not to rush to the pharmacy to buy drugs, should first go to the regular hospital ophthalmic clinic to find out the cause, and then take proper treatment according to the cause.