Eye drops are one of the most commonly used drug formulations for ophthalmic diseases. For many eye diseases, eye drops have direct and quick therapeutic effects. With the change of people's lifestyle and working conditions, people spend more and more time with their eyes, such as watching computer, playing mobile phone, watching TV, playing video games, etc. for a long time, they are easy to suffer from visual fatigue and dry eye.
Correct use:
1. Don't forget to wash your hands before eyedrops, so as to avoid infection caused by hand contact; after eyedrops (ointment) are applied, your fingers may touch eyedrops or tears, so it's better to wash your hands again.
2. Eye drops, the head should try to lean back, or lie down. Use the index finger to pull down the lower eyelid and separate it from the eyeball.
3. Aim the mouth of the eyedrop bottle at the eye and point it in the conjunctival fornix. One or two drops of eye drops are enough, and the ointment is about one centimeter long. Because the volume of the eyeball surface is very limited, and the tear is discharged quickly from the nasolacrimal duct, the contact time between the eyedrops and the eyeball surface is increased within the limited volume and time. Note that the mouth of the eyedrops bottle can not contact the eyes or eyelashes, so as to prevent the bottle from being polluted, and stand up after the eyedrops are applied That is, close the bottle cap.
4. Close your eyes for at least five minutes without blinking, and gently press the nasolacrimal duct on the inner corner of the eye for at least two minutes to slow down the discharge of the liquid medicine.
5. Before opening eyes, wipe the unabsorbed eye drops or tears around eyes with paper towel or handkerchief.
6. If two or three eye drops are needed, the interval is five to ten minutes before the second eye drops are ordered; if eye drops and eye creams are needed at the same time, the eye drops should be first ordered and then the eye ointment should be applied five minutes later
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Preservation techniques
After suffering from eye disease, the doctor will prescribe some eye drops. So, how to keep the eye drops taken home so that they will not be polluted or deteriorated, and give better play to the curative effect?
1. The eye drops should be placed in a cool, dry and ventilated place. If possible, they can be put into the refrigerator (4 ºC). If the temperature is too high, it is easy to deteriorate.
2. Before use, check whether the eye drops are clear and transparent, whether there is color change, or whether there is mold mass. Pay attention to use it within the specified time.
3. Tighten the cover after each use to reduce the chance of contamination and liquid leakage.
4. Eye drops must be stored separately from other water-based drugs. The author once met two patients who mistakenly put beriberi water and iodine tincture (iodine wine) in small bottles into the eyes as eye drops, causing eye burns.
matters needing attention
1. Before using the drug, you must read the drug instructions, understand the name of the drug, make sure that you use the normal eye medicine, understand the ingredients, usage, dosage, precautions, effective time limit, side effects, contraindications, etc. if in doubt, you must not use it, and use it after consulting the doctor.
2. If you have ever had a history of drug allergy, or are pregnant, or are using other drugs, you should inform your doctor first. In addition, any drug may cause allergy, and even the preservatives in the over-the-counter eye drops may cause allergy. If there is itching, swelling or flushing around the eyes, stop using eye drops and see your doctor.
3. Eye drops (ointments) should be discarded within three months after opening, especially those without preservatives or special ingredients.
4. Eye drops (ointments) with color changes, peculiar smell, foreign matter and precipitation are signs of deterioration and should never be used again. Before each drop, check whether the eye drops are discolored and whether there are impurities. In addition to preventing pollution and deterioration, the preservation of eye drops should also prevent miseating and misuse. It's best to put the eye drops in a cool, dry, ventilated and dusty place. Don't throw them around, or put them in a place with high temperature or direct sunlight. Some eye drops are unstable and need to be stored in a refrigerator at about 4 ºC. The bottle mouth should be up and the lid should be tightened to prevent the liquid from leaking out and causing accidents.
5. Never use eye drops with unknown origin or unclear label. Do not use eye drops if wearing contact lenses, except under the guidance of a doctor or when taking off the mirror.
6. Don't use chloramphenicol eye drops for children. Children's metabolic function is poor, hematopoietic function is not perfect, and the toxicity tolerance of chloramphenicol is poor. Even chloramphenicol eye drops with low concentration may cause poisoning.
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