Help with using the small bottles
The drop falls on your cheek, several drops shoot into your eye or you doubt whether the drop ended up in the eye at all. Dirty fingers in the eyes or forgetting to close the tear duct. Applying an eye drop can be a hassle. Fortunately, there are tips and resources.
Tip: practice with the videos and explanation of the Eye Hospital
If you want to learn how to drip properly, you can find a lot of information on the website of the Eye Hospital. Here you will find texts, illustrations and videos. This information can also be downloaded in an app, for Android or Apple. That app immediately gives a handy reminder for the drip.
Tip: try a tool
There are many tools for sale. For example, the Autodrop, which is not only a brand of car-shaped drops, it is also a plastic holder for the eye drop bottle, which you put around the eye. Handy if you can’t hold or aim your drip hand properly. Or if you find it difficult to keep your eye open while using the drops. There is also drop glasses. These are normal glasses with a small hole in the glass, with which the bottle stands just right. Read more about the different tools here. The aids are for sale at the pharmacy, but sometimes also at bol.com† Some aids can only be used with a certain brand of eye drop.
Tip: practice at the pharmacy
A pharmacist’s assistant can monitor the administration and give tips. She can also order aids for using the eye drops.
Tip: ask for help from a loved one
You can of course ask a partner or other close person to put the drops in. If it all doesn’t work, you can also ask home care to help with the drip.
