Thank you so much. I began using the drops earlier this year and I did not receive any training. I asked questions, and all I received was a quizzical look. You answered questions I did know I needed to ask. Again, thank you!
I wish this video was in existence 15 years ago! Unfortunately I’ve received conflicting instructions on taking my drops. A colleague who worked with my main ophthalmologist told me to put my drops in one after another. A pharmacist told me me to wait 5 minutes between each type of drop (I take three different medications for each eye). When I mentioned this to my former ophthalmologist (he has now passed) he agreed! I was irritated as this instruction was never given to me at the change of my prescription!
Have had glaucoma for years, no one has ever told me to pull the lower lid down or to press the corner of the eye when administering drops!! I just look up at the bottle
No one ever told me that....after putting in for 18years😕 Then i had a new speacialist and she explained that holding and pressing the corner closes the tear duct, which allows the drop to stay in the eye longer & consequently more time for the eye to absorb....when not done almost 50 percent of the drops is lost down the tear duct, through the throat & into the stomach....wasted your $$. Also please shake your drops well so its ingredients will be properly mixed.
Good morning from Thailand.... just read your comment....it is called 'punctual occlusion'..... extremely important to prevent eye drops going down into the sinuses and blood stream.... also to use a drop reducer to use only what the Eye needs....I use Nano dropper volume reducer.... expensive but worth it!..I reuse it again also!
I have mild glaucoma and don’t understand why this and all other eye-drop videos that I’ve seen fail to explain the OBVIOUS (as another commenter also says below). I may be one of the lucky ones but I find I can perfectly well SEE the bottle (of course pretty blurry) and, if I squeeze slightly, also see the drop at its tip. And, if I centre this, the drop always and reliably goes straight in with NEVER a miss = PHEW!… all problems vanished. Why don’t ALL videos explain this basic situation? It seems so obvious - now!
Charlie, note that sometimes a person can not see well, especially after glaucoma surgery. First, the eye may be swollen and the area of the eye diminished creating a smaller target for the drops. Second, eyesight can also be severely diminished after surgery. If you can't see the bottle or the drop clearly, the drop misses the eye, resulting in wasting drops, and running out of the prescription before it is up for a refill.
You've become a pro at administering it. But what is equally important is pressing & holding for at least 4/5mins the corner of the eyes....this closes the tear duct so the drops remain on the eye allowing it to absorb the drugs....when not done about 50percent of the drig goes down the tear duct, through your throat (thats why u sometimes taste it) and into the stomach...wasted $$😕
I find lightly pinching my tear ducts closed for only 30>45 seconds seems to be enough. Or there’s then no aftertaste in my mouth. My consultant confirmed that this should be long enough for most people.
I have glaucoma and use two drops. If you hold your head back and look up at the med bottle and CAN SEE the tip of the bottle, the drop will go directly into your eye.
Hi Julie, thanks for your question. In order to get the best advice, we would suggest getting in touch with an eyecare professional. They will be best placed to help.
Just starting to use these drops. Do I drop into the lower eyelid pocket or drop onto the surface on the eyeball? I'm stressing that I'm doing it wrong.
Hi tony, thank you for your question. It is important to make sure that the drops go onto your eye. For information on a way to make sure the drops go in correctly, please visit the following link: glaucoma.org/glaucoma-eye-drops-suggestions-on-use/ Thank you.
@@Henshawsoh no, just started drops two weeks ago and have been pulling down the lower lid and putting in the pocket. Did not know it had to go on the center of the eye. Thank you
I was told that pulling the eye down to put in drops will cause your eye to get permanently drooping. No need to do this. Just rest your hand on nose and put the drop in corner of eye.
Putting it in the corner lets it drain right out into your nose. You might as well not bother at all. Didn’t you see her put her finger on the corner of her eye to prevent that from happening?
I have had glucoma for years no one has ever told me or showed me how to put drops In or never heard of a dropper to put drops in. Now I have a macular Edens. Vein occulsion in my eye have been taking shots for this . They want me to continue with the shots now my eye is much better but they want me to continue taking the shots . Maybe for the rest of my life .do you think this is necessary
Thanks a lot i saw it in my meds recipe how to apply but i wanted to be sure how to do it and i searched the youtube and finally find you the perfect one 🙌🤝☺☺
i used to have a BIG problem with missing the eye and there are only so many drops and i would run out early and my doctor didnt want to prescribe any more. used to make me so mad. my mom had to take drops she would run short and her doctor WOULD prescribe more
@@Henshaws i did but i still have problems. mainly with my doctor who wants me to take them then gets kind of mad when i miss and run out!! i have been trying BUT getting mad at me doesnt make me want to try harder. HE has a heck of a time to put drops in my eyes
Hi Sadia, thanks for your question. In order to get the best advice, we would suggest getting in touch with an eyecare professional. They will be best placed to help.
Hello Matilda, ideally it would be useful to have somebody to help you when you put your eye drops in. If this isn’t possible, we suggest that you ask at your eye clinic for some advice. Thank you for your comment 😊
Sometimes it's hard to tell if I get the drop in and I put another one in. My question is, is that harmful to the eye? I've only done it a couple of times. I am a newby at this.
Hi hemetech, we asked Karen, who appears in the video, her opinion, and this is what she said: "...we would usually tell our patients that if they were unsure if the drop had gone into the eye, to instil one more drop then they know it’s gone in. This shouldn’t cause any problems with the eye. The only thing we do say to be careful of is if the patient is flooding the eye with drops as it can cause a lot of the drop to run out and can also make them less effective…and they’ll run out of drops a lot quicker."
In the beginning i put the drops in the refrigerator. That way when it is cold and hits your eye, you know it. Check with the pharmacist to make sure putting them in the refrigerator is okay.
