I don’t know how to use eye drops.
My eyes have been watering pretty much non-stop for the past month, and I’m getting really tired of a) going through Kleenex faster than a 13-year-old boy and b) always looking like I’m crying. I did some research into watery eyes, and have come to the conclusion that I am either a) a senior citizen or b) suffering from allergies and should use eye drops to fix it.
Wait, what.
I do not understand the logic behind applying MORE liquid to my already-dripping eyeballs. It’s stupid. It goes against science. I need some kind of eyeball-friendly mop, not eye drops. Adding water to water does not make things drier. It’s just plain common sense.
It also appears to be my only option.
With nothing to lose, I stopped by the drug store today and picked up a bottle of Visine Advance Plus for Allergies. Okay, it says “tearing” on here – maybe it’ll stop my watery eye problem. I took the bottle back to my desk, and opened it up.
Um.
I don’t know how to use eye drops.
I asked around on Twitter, receiving answers varying from the sort of helpful (“stick your tongue out when doing it!”) to the typical (“anally”) to the sarcastic (“you drop it into your eye”). I was still nervous, though – I don’t necessarily have an eye-phobia but I do not like things going into my eyes – so I asked Josh. He found me a walkthrough straight from the factory, so I decided to give it a go.
I missed my eye three or four times. I think I got SOME liquid in there, but I can’t be sure – my eyes feel just as wet as they were before, and also a little weird.
I do not like eye drops.
They are not natural.
Is the return of my beloved bright green eyeshadow really worth this discomfort?
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i drip the drop into the inside corner of my eye and then roll my head so the drop coast my eye … yes, a goodly amount rolls down my face, but it does the trick after a couple of drops.
that should read “coats” not “coast”, btw.
I pull my lower eyelid out a bit, drip the eyedrops in between my eyelid and eyeball, then tip my head back and try not to blink for a few seconds.
I am terrified of things in my eye but have had to use drops recently. I use the same lower-eyelid method that wastes a lot of drops because I am a wuss.
Did you stick your tongue out, like I said? It does sometimes help with aim, possibly by balancing your head.
I’m supposed to use eye drops several times a day, because of my blepharitis, but I avoid that because I too tend to squirt around, but not on, the eye. Some people can’t do it at all, which makes sense: goes against nature to put anything in/on your eye. I got over that with the contact lenses, but my aim still sucks.
Oh well, think about it: it would be weirder if you could do it well.
Line the tip of the bottle up with the centre of your eye while looking straight at the mirror. Brace you hand on your face and tip your head back, Squeeeeeze slowly.
If you’re at home, the easiest way to apply eye drops is to lie down first. Hold the dropper directly above your eye, take a good look that you’re all lined up, then hold eyelid gently, look up and drop away.
The ‘leaning back in chair’ and ‘head back’ approaches take lots of practice and aren’t for beginners.
It’s totally unsanitary, but I touch the dropper tip to my eyeball then lift it up slightly and squeeze. Works every time, no dangerous eye infections yet. :-)
I don’t know why people have such a hard time touching their eyes – lord knows I poke myself in the eye unintentionally often enough – doing it on purpose isn’t hard.