How to Use Eye Drops PROPERLY! - Eye Drop Tutorial

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  • Learn how to use eye drops PROPERLY! If you are struggling with how to put in eye drops by yourself, this video will review how to apply eye drops properly and safely so you don’t miss (wasting your eye drops) or hurting yourself.
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    Important Steps for How to Use Eye Drops
    - Wash Your hands
    - Check the expiration date of the eye drops
    - Shake the eye drops
    - Remove the cap (place on a clean surface)
    - Pull down lower eyelid
    - Tilt head back and look upward while dropping 1 eye drop into the eye
    - Close the eyes and occlude drainage canal for 30 seconds
    - Recap eye drop bottle
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    About this video: Ever thought about how to use eye drops correctly? In this how to use eye drops youtube video, Dr. Allen from Doctor Eye Health reviews the proper steps for getting eye drops in. He also shares a super cool tip for how to use eye drops without flinching (a common problem). Specifically, this video goes over how to put in eye drops by yourself, but the same principles can be applied to a friend or family member who may help you.

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  • @DoctorEyeHealth
    @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +79

    Be sure to check my lists of the best eye drops for dry eyes, itchy eyes and red eyes here: ua-cam.com/video/UrmpLwR7vt4/v-deo.html

    • @theintelligentcpa7372
      @theintelligentcpa7372 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you doctor. 🤓

    • @hazyh2143
      @hazyh2143 3 роки тому +4

      I learned how to put my eye drops in the hard way, first try went all over my eyelid lol.. fab tips! Your videos help me a lot since I got a serious infection in july :) Thankyou!

    • @julietejiogu5513
      @julietejiogu5513 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Dr for video.pls how can some one get rid of pterygium in the both eyes.

    • @terrytari1891
      @terrytari1891 3 роки тому +3

      Dr: This is your most useful video for me! I am taking Ciprofloxacin eye drops and my first attempt was a miss exactly like your video. Some of the drops even fell on my skpe! The drop hit my skpe and open up the fluid in it. Those eyes were strong as hell! Thanks for this video. Now I know how to put Eye drops in.
      I have naturally long eye lashes & they stop the drop from coming into my eyes. But when I used the technique of lying on my bed then the eye drops went into my eyes. Thanks Dr A!

    • @afjalchoudhury8304
      @afjalchoudhury8304 3 роки тому +2

      Please make a video aqualube eye drop

  • @SetVet
    @SetVet 3 роки тому +200

    Thank you so much for this. This helped immensely
    - A 31 year old young child

  • @SimplyAwesomeness
    @SimplyAwesomeness 3 роки тому +74

    I've been doing eye drops wrong all my life! This video really made a huge difference...

  • @sallytwo
    @sallytwo 5 місяців тому +4

    I'm 81 with dry eye, live alone & cannot, for the life of me, put drops in my own eyes! Finally just gave up. But stumbled across this video & now--know how to do it! Lie down, close my eyes & allow the drop to slip into my eye from the corner! So simple yet never mentioned to me before! I might even get that "nano-dropper you spoke of. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Sally Lyons🥰

  • @MsDJDiaz
    @MsDJDiaz 3 роки тому +116

    I never knew about the Nano dropper!! as a med professional myself (PT), I love learning things from other docs that can potentially help my clients too! love your videos! keep it up~

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +13

      Thank you! PT IS AWESOME! I tore my ACL in high school and learned a lot from it.

    • @lalaithan
      @lalaithan 3 роки тому +6

      @@DoctorEyeHealth What a way to learn. 🤣

    • @obinnaobiekwe4910
      @obinnaobiekwe4910 2 роки тому +1

      @@DoctorEyeHealth OMG!
      Was it soccer?

  • @leem.5246
    @leem.5246 3 роки тому +680

    “A young child who doesn’t like it”
    Me a 17 year old who hates eye drops 👁👄👁

    • @melaxirayz
      @melaxirayz 3 роки тому +42

      Yeah my mom is like “really you’re not a child anymore just put it in 😑”

    • @TaraSalinas777
      @TaraSalinas777 3 роки тому +42

      45 year old that doesn’t like and flinches with eye drops. 🙋🏽‍♀️😂

    • @pt2ql2gd3e
      @pt2ql2gd3e 3 роки тому +6

      Literally same lol the worst is that I'm planning to start wearing contacts I wonder how would I do that

    • @santosesparza7472
      @santosesparza7472 3 роки тому

      @@pt2ql2gd3e have you tried contacts yet

    • @pt2ql2gd3e
      @pt2ql2gd3e 3 роки тому

      @@santosesparza7472
      Nah not yet but soon

  • @AtticusRevived
    @AtticusRevived 3 роки тому +57

    I was wondering why I was getting a very nasty taste in my throat after using my eye drops- this video and channel in general has been great! thanks once again doc

  • @raymondmuench3266
    @raymondmuench3266 3 роки тому +9

    The closed-eye tip is the best. Made post-cataract surgery recovery a breeze. Thank you.

  • @Cassie-xx5fb
    @Cassie-xx5fb 3 роки тому +34

    His eyes must've been super hydrated after filming. XD

  • @sas5076
    @sas5076 3 роки тому +1014

    I am 68. Have had dry eyes for 30 years. No one ever showed me the right way to use drops. Surprise I was doing it wrong. Just did it your way. What a difference! Thank you!!

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +81

      Glad it helped! I wish you a happy up coming new year!

    • @gabrieelkn
      @gabrieelkn 3 роки тому +24

      You used eye drops for 30 years?

    • @Joe-km7xi
      @Joe-km7xi 3 роки тому +23

      @@gabrieelkn yeah what else would they do

    • @user-nr6wg2cm6l
      @user-nr6wg2cm6l 3 роки тому +11

      @@Joe-km7xi i think that he thought that the man used the same eye drop bottle for 30 years

    • @JacobChew11
      @JacobChew11 3 роки тому +4

      @has that’s what I was thinking

  • @sharifa746
    @sharifa746 3 роки тому +18

    I’ve just come across this channel free trying unsuccessfully to put eye drops in. I’m a flincher- this was so helpful. Thanks so much!

  • @IvanVelezVlogs
    @IvanVelezVlogs 3 роки тому +13

    0:07 wow! That's exactly how I applied my eye drops

  • @bagluva
    @bagluva 11 місяців тому +1

    This is the BEST video I have ever seen on how to use eye drops. I especially liked the trick of resting the dominant hand holding the eyedrops on the back of the hand pulling the lower eyelid open. Game changer , thank you so much !!

  • @brianbarbe9646
    @brianbarbe9646 2 роки тому +6

    Great tips. Having cataract surgery Monday so will be doing drops for about a month. Best tip was resting dominant hand on the non dominant being used to hold down the lower eyelid. Just tried it out with the antibiotic drops and it helped a lot. Thanks.

  • @jerrybaba2
    @jerrybaba2 10 місяців тому +3

    Wow! That was the most complete and informative description of eye drop use imaginable in such a short amount of time. It is most important now as many people have been getting inflammation and infections due to their drops. Thank you for the info and keep up the good work.

  • @hepgeoff
    @hepgeoff 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you for this video! I really appreciate the tip about resting the hand with the bottle on the hand pulling the eyelid down. I'm always missing my eye with the drops. Also, I used to blink every time I used the drops, so thanks for the tip about keeping your eyes closed immediately after using the drops.

  • @Misdeminas
    @Misdeminas 4 місяці тому +1

    I have always struggled to use eyedrops and always miss getting the drops in, this video really helped me.

  • @aaroncurtisyoga2
    @aaroncurtisyoga2 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks Dr. Allen! I'm so happy your information is on UA-cam for free. It's helped me feel more informed about my eye care, so when I go to the eye doctor in-person, I know what I'm talking about.

  • @noctambule9032
    @noctambule9032 5 місяців тому +1

    So thankful I came across this video. I was prescribed eye drops and after the first time use I experienced the unfortunate sensation of having it go down the back of my throat, very unpleasant. I am guilty of blinking a lot just after applying the drop so that didn’t help lol. Will definitely try this method of blocking the corner of the eye and keeping my eye closed for 30 seconds 😅

  • @kathleenjones9153
    @kathleenjones9153 5 місяців тому +1

    The part of the video that helped me out the most was when you showed how to put the eye drops in while laying down on a flat surface.

  • @sb2333
    @sb2333 3 роки тому +5

    Dr. Allen, thanks for telling us 1 eyedrop is sufficient for the eye, and for showing how and the reason to put finger on the corner of eye which I always wonder. Thanks for all the great tips to what seems like an easy procedure, now I can confidently use eyedrops without a mirror 👏👌⚘

  • @theaterqueen95
    @theaterqueen95 3 роки тому +8

    Hey Dr Allen! Fairly new viewer here and really loving your videos! I am also in the medical field (PA-C), and being in family medicine I seem to often have a hard time convincing my patients to see an eye doctor for routine visits (heck, sometimes they don't even understand why they have to see me for routine visits!). Could you do some sort of video that discusses why routine eye care is so important from the perspective of an eye health provider? I'd love to have a cheat sheet of sorts to pass on to my own patients!

    • @dreyeforyou
      @dreyeforyou 3 роки тому

      Hi Andie, you might find this useful. ua-cam.com/video/stq7w9RHBCg/v-deo.html. Best wishes.

  • @lloyd2364
    @lloyd2364 3 роки тому +7

    Love love love I've been using eyedrops for years and years, hearing you talk about them is so informative and relaxing x keep the great videos comming xx love lloyd from new Zealand

  • @noors7932
    @noors7932 3 роки тому +9

    Fabulous! Your videos always give me confidence. I'm so delicate wrt my eyes.

  • @MONAHAN97
    @MONAHAN97 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for this, I always wondered why eye drops seemed to make my eyes feel worse, have just done it using the way in the video and already feels so much better

  • @shawnmurphy2047
    @shawnmurphy2047 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for the tips. I’m going to try it right now. My eyes are dry and burning almost pain. I can never get the drop in there properly. I flinch every time and I miss. I think I should just relax and follow your tips. Thank you again.

  • @loriparker2163
    @loriparker2163 Рік тому +1

    Wow thank you I did not know this I just had cataract surgery and using eye drops 😮

  • @marcidavis9013
    @marcidavis9013 Рік тому +1

    Thank you. I have my first viral pink eye infection. Not fun. It was not as easy as I though to put the drops in. The video helped.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Рік тому

      Happy to hear the video helped! Hope things clear up fast for you!

  • @MissManicMellie
    @MissManicMellie 10 місяців тому

    I just had an eye doctor tell me I have extremely dry eyes and I have to use eye drops for the first time. Never realized how flinchy I was! Definitely going to try the eye closed method!

  • @kfl611
    @kfl611 3 роки тому +1

    I'm blind in one eye, and had to take drops in that eye every 4 hours (and 2 other drops every 6 hours) for glaucoma. What a treat that was. ha ha ha. You do what you have to do. Thank goodness the glaucoma cleared up. What you should be telling everyone is how to get eyes the color of your eyes !

  • @trudiweisman6399
    @trudiweisman6399 Рік тому

    I want to thank you, I’ve 3 Dr’s in past 5 yrs. Not 1 told me how use EYEs Drops and Never mentioned about Nutritions. I had do Research on my own.

  • @meowzurrr
    @meowzurrr 2 роки тому

    Just ordered 8 NanoDroppers!!! (6-8 wks. is long time to wait)...Hope they work...Thank You Dr. Eye Health...Eyesight is such a Blessing...May You & Each One In This On-Line Community Be Blessed In Body, Mind, & Spirit...You Are Awesome!!!

    • @nanodropperinc.4958
      @nanodropperinc.4958 2 роки тому

      Thank you for ordering during our backorder period! Only a couple weeks left to wait:) By mid-March 2022 our shipping times will return to our standard 3-5 days after ordering.

  • @gwilroberts
    @gwilroberts 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for this video! I've recently been using eye drops due to dry eyes that would become irritable and tired eyes which would end up making my eyes feel raw. There's only a small amount of instructions on the package (no leaflet inside) on how to use the drops but nothing that goes into it like you have. I was doing it wrong, now I'm more clued up on what to do. My work is, at times, online if not in-person. I'm also a writer so screen time can affect the eyes plus unrelated medication. Thanks again for your video.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  2 роки тому

      Wow thanks for sharing! I wish you the best and that the eyes start feeling better.

  • @Karan_Bhat
    @Karan_Bhat 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks for the videos man. I got me new glasses last month (-9). And I always wasted like 5-6 drops on my right eye and 2-3 drops on my left eye. This will help me alot

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +1

      Glad I could help! How are the new glasses?

    • @Karan_Bhat
      @Karan_Bhat 3 роки тому

      @@DoctorEyeHealth great

  • @JG-415
    @JG-415 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for such a helpful video tutorial! I just used my dry-eye eye drops and this time pulled down the lower lid and blocked the canal after - my eyes feel like they had a drink of water! Thanks for demonstrating these techniques. Until now I didn’t think drops were that effective; turns out I didn’t know how to use them the best way.

  • @qssneaky
    @qssneaky Рік тому

    I've suffered from extreme dry eye after cataract surgery and have been not doing the drops correctly. After watching this video, wow what a difference!

  • @keithjohnson1060
    @keithjohnson1060 4 місяці тому

    I find it extremely difficult to use eyedrops as I always flinch as the drop falls - thankyou for the tip of closing my eyes before I apply the drop. Will try it asap but it sounds like a life-changer! Best wishes from South Wales, UK

  • @NightFoxProductions
    @NightFoxProductions 5 місяців тому

    I appreciate this video. I recently had eye surgery and trying to get the drops in have been a nightmare. Thank you for these helpful tips.

  • @stevenarenella7229
    @stevenarenella7229 3 роки тому +11

    Please would you do another video crossing your eyes? Thanks Dr Allen

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому

      Sure thing! What would you like to hear more about?

    • @saraplaninc2391
      @saraplaninc2391 3 роки тому

      @@DoctorEyeHealth hey dr Allen! you could do a video explaining why some people (like me) can make their up close vision blurry, and can literally "focus" like a camera. I heard its something to do with being able to relax your eye mussels? Lots of love, Sara xx

    • @JamieReynolds89
      @JamieReynolds89 3 роки тому

      @@saraplaninc2391I thought everyone can do that?? you just go slightly bogeyed to make the vision go blurry?

  • @TuuuLeee
    @TuuuLeee 3 роки тому

    I always pull the upper eyelid as it help with the blinking. Blocking the canal and not blinking afterward was something new I learned today. Thanks.

  • @majesticmoments6201
    @majesticmoments6201 3 роки тому +6

    Thanks for your videos. They are very informative. I just started taking Ristasis and the med comes in individual dosages. I find the dropper more difficult than a bottle. Also, I’ve got silicone blocks in the canaliculi. I’m going to try your suggestions with the individual droppers to see if administration is improved.

  • @Codmcontent-b9z
    @Codmcontent-b9z 3 місяці тому +1

    Thankyou so much i struggle to do eye drops cause i flinch my self and closing eye method worked ❤

  • @James_Knott
    @James_Knott 11 місяців тому

    I had cataract surgery last month and for a while was taking 3 drops. I was told 3 minutes apart but, in the hospital just before surgery, the nurse didn't wait at all.

  • @radharcanna
    @radharcanna Місяць тому

    Very useful tips delivered very clearly. Thank you from a nervous dropper.

  • @andrewprovo4827
    @andrewprovo4827 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks Dr. Allen. Your instructions were easy to follow and you also covered topics that were new to me.

  • @c.amoruso6304
    @c.amoruso6304 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for info-I had combined glaucoma and Cataract surgery with having to use lots of eye drops still. One eye had issues so postponing my 2nd eye surgery with even more drops. I appreciate that you explained the proper way to use eye drops because I didn't get these instructions on how to apply the drops so Thank You 😉

  • @augustineihenacho4646
    @augustineihenacho4646 Рік тому

    Application of the drops properly is more beneficial for me. Thank you!

  • @sl4983
    @sl4983 Рік тому +2

    I was trying to find a way to put the eye drop in without kinking my neck. Thanks

  • @praudmur
    @praudmur 3 роки тому +6

    Hello! Thanks for the video. I wish I knew this sooner.(it's a shame nobody from the clinic told me how to use drops in the right way).
    Well, if it's okay to ask questions here - I'm almost a month after Smile correction. My vision is close to 20\20 and I'm happy with it except for the fact that my eyes become blurry when working at PC. It usually happens after 10-20 minutes after I start work and it sometimes it goes away after I apply wet eye drops and sometimes it doesn't(I don't know why). I use the rule 20\20\20 and I make additional breaks during my work day and sometimes after I went on a break(40 minutes) I come back and this issue worsens.(for instance it was fine before the break and after the break the image is blurry again). The doctors say that it's a normal process but I'll be glad to hear your opinion on why this happens so randomly and what should I do to increase the process(if I could at all).
    Or maybe the result is not consistent because I applied wet eye drops in the wrong way.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +1

      Hey Thank you so much for asking! I would love to know more about your experience with the SMILE correction, such as why SMILE vs LASIK or PRK (seriously just curious - I hope to have a video on SMILE this next year). To answer your question, usually vision can blur intermittently due to dryness of the eyes surface- this is common after any refractive surgery because of corneal nerve changes and or tear film chemistry changes due to the prescription eye drops, typically using a computer worsens the symptoms because we often don't blink as much on the computer. Using artificial tear drops frequently are recommended and best to use preservative free drops. How far out are you in recovery?

    • @praudmur
      @praudmur 3 роки тому +2

      @@DoctorEyeHealth Hey thanks for responding! I guess I'm fine except for that issue and halos around light sources. First 2 weeks were worrying because my vision wasn't good and I had some light sensitivity, then it passed.(I've read so many stories that people get perfect vision on the second day so I started thinking I was undercorrected). I was -4.25 on my right eye with very slight astigmatism and -4.75 on my left eye(devices always showed that). But in the clinic after testing they said that I had less myopia.(Around -3.25).
      I could see very good after around 3 weeks. Around that time I started eating Omega-3 supplements but I doubt these vitamins gave me the instant improvement. What curious about my blurry eyes issue - bluriness happens right after I blink, then after 3-4 seconds vision becomes better. So to see clearly I need to blink less in front of PC(which I think is wrong so I don't do that). Partially I solved problem by making breaks and using Black\White filter for my screen(slightly better) and decreasing the brightness.
      If you're making a video about eye correction - one would be interested in what to do after the correction - whether you should wear sunglasses or not, be inside or outside, what to eat or what not to eat and so on. I would also recommend anyone doing eye correction to take a vacation after you do eye correction especially if you'are an office worker. My doctor said that "people after correction can work at PC on the third day" which is clearly not my case. I've taken a week off and it wasn't enough.
      If you have any specific questions - feel free to ask me!
      Thanks for the work you do.

  • @daviddowns7552
    @daviddowns7552 Рік тому

    I wash my hands first and wash face and eye lid area in tea tree oil soap. Then dry face and use drops. Feels great. Try it and see. I also sometimes use a sterile gauze and put a lot of witch hazel on it and wipe eyes and lids well..may sting a min but it helps a lot. Always use clean hands with eye care.

  • @thinkathena2
    @thinkathena2 Рік тому +1

    Best tip for me was about blocking the drainage canal. I've been using eye drops for years (apparently incorrectly which may be why nothing has been working for my dry eye condition). I've recently started developing a small bulge in that canal area. Curious to see if blocking will make it go away. Thanks for the tutorial! :)

  • @gloriaschumacher673
    @gloriaschumacher673 6 місяців тому

    Thanks Dr. It's the first video to show the right way to put Eyes Drops.I was doing all wrong!!!

  • @momssillychannel9476
    @momssillychannel9476 Місяць тому

    Thank you thank you! I am one who flinches when using eye drops the closed eye technique should work for me 😊

  • @TonyGarrett-p1c
    @TonyGarrett-p1c 6 місяців тому

    Great tips, thank you. I had been standing right in front of my bathroom mirror, using one hand to hold open the eyelid, and bracing that hand against the mirror. The other hand with the dropper I would brace against the mirror as well.
    With my head tilted slightly back, I would watch the tip get close to the top edge of the cornea and observe as the drop comes out and runs down the across the cornea from top to bottom. Then I would blink to distribute the drop.

  • @NeptasticGaming
    @NeptasticGaming 2 роки тому

    I have a problem with flinching and shaky hands so I’ll try the close eye method next time. Your videos are very helpful. Thank you very much!!

  • @farhanayasmin731
    @farhanayasmin731 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot!! Your first tip helped a lot!! I have dry eyes for the past few years. And, this was the first time I poured eye drops in my own eyes. Thank you!!

  • @madeline2421
    @madeline2421 2 роки тому

    Been trying to find a video that would specifically show me the exact spot to do the punctal occlusion. When you said you will feel those little bumps on the inside of your eyes and I tried that myself and felt them and finally felt that I had found the correct spot to apply pressure. Before this I was pressing more on the sides of the bridge of the nose in inner eye but not right in the corner of the eye on what you called the little bumps. I looked at several videos before I saw this one and felt I had reached clarity.

  • @DavidHughes-op6zl
    @DavidHughes-op6zl Рік тому

    As someone who even if I was given a trillion pounds could never administer drops INTO the eyes I'm enormously grateful to you for demonstrating the alternative method, viz via the CORNER entry process. I'm shortly to undergo cataract surgery (that prospect alone is making me hyper nervous) and to have discovered that après the procedure I need no longer fret about what was worrying me most has considerably lessened my formerly acute anxiety. WHAT a revelation!

  • @samarittan9308
    @samarittan9308 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the very helpful video! Btw, has anyone ever told you that your dreamy, bright blue eyes make watching this video easy on the eyes?

    • @trishbirchard1270
      @trishbirchard1270 2 місяці тому +1

      Am so glad somebody finally mentioned this .
      🥰

  • @fast444wd
    @fast444wd 3 роки тому

    Most helpful was learning I should be blocking the drainage canals and keeping my eyes closed for 30 seconds after instilling the drops. Also didn't know about closed eye technique. Your videos are great, I'll be sharing your channel on Facebook.

  • @billmorley3530
    @billmorley3530 Рік тому

    I appreciated your closed-eye technique for adding the drops because I am a blinker.

  • @sarinaeliyakim845
    @sarinaeliyakim845 2 роки тому +1

    very well professionally explained and you have nice blue eyes thanks.

  • @bradje12
    @bradje12 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic pro-tips! Self administration with one hand resting on the other or closing the eye and resting on the nose bridge were really helpful. I ask myself, after years of doing drops, why didn't I think of that? Thx so much!

  • @sylvianolasco1005
    @sylvianolasco1005 9 місяців тому

    This is really good you share to me how put the eye drop …you really right I waste the drop going down because not the same what you said ….thank you for sharing this …GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🙏

  • @matteocarlini27
    @matteocarlini27 Рік тому

    I use Refresh Tears Lubricant Eyedrops because I always get Dry eyes and refresh tears works great for me.

  • @diddysmom9868
    @diddysmom9868 2 роки тому

    Thank u Dr. Allen
    Didn't know u could insert with eye closed and, make drops cold to help u know when u got the drop in were two things I did not know thank u.

  • @diana4043
    @diana4043 3 роки тому +6

    Great eye drop tips- thank you!!

  • @victoralbert7132
    @victoralbert7132 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much... all this time, i just can put 1 drop in the after 10 drops around the eye...

  • @garvdarb
    @garvdarb 10 місяців тому +1

    I take eye drops for Gluacoma. I pinch the tear duct with eyes closed and look left n right, up n down for approximately 90-100 count to get the liquid all over the eyes

  • @lindamalcolm2588
    @lindamalcolm2588 2 роки тому

    I’m applying drops after cataract removal , a can’t be putting pressure in the right place as no matter where in corner of my eye I press I’m still getting systemic side effects . Will keep trying .

  • @mansiarora4822
    @mansiarora4822 Рік тому +1

    Thankyou dr. Its really helpful

  • @stevenleibowitz771
    @stevenleibowitz771 2 роки тому

    Going to try the closed eye application

  • @karunakarendapelly6005
    @karunakarendapelly6005 3 роки тому +1

    Hi sir tq somuch shareing the information of eyes
    My left eye blinking from 40 days now im using hylo how to rid from this problem

  • @joanneshaw3071
    @joanneshaw3071 3 роки тому

    Thanks for this helpful video. I need eye drops daily but I also have to administer eye drops to my patients and that can be tricky at time so this is really helpful

  • @dakshgupta2806
    @dakshgupta2806 3 роки тому +3

    Love you Dr Allen please look here if my family doesn't have any family history of glaucoma will I get glaucoma as my father is having suspect of having glaucoma 😅 but my grandfather didn't had

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +1

      Very good question! Glaucoma is possible for anyone (there are many types of glaucoma) even with no family history. But having an immediate family member does increase the risk of getting glaucoma. I hope your dad ends up being OK and I think it is just a good idea to keep seeing your local eye care professional on a routine basis so they can determine if you have risk of glaucoma or not throughout your lifetime.

    • @dakshgupta2806
      @dakshgupta2806 3 роки тому +1

      Omg thank you Dr Allen you replied you made my day thanks for your information Love from India ❤️

    • @reemakuz
      @reemakuz 3 роки тому +1

      @@dakshgupta2806 Hey, unfortunately one can have glaucoma with no family history. I have it and drs were suspicious of whether I have glaucoma or not cause of my young age and no family history, eventually I ended up losing some eye sight so please just get checked once in a while and pay attention to your vision, it’s Imp to treat this early. Hope you don’t get it though.

    • @dakshgupta2806
      @dakshgupta2806 3 роки тому +1

      @@reemakuz Thanks for your concern I was literally bothered due to this I hope somewhere in future there will be some technology like optic nerve regeneration I am 15 years old and after doctor found it suspicious I commented to dr Allen channel hope there is some kind of cure related to it in future

  • @faynixon8708
    @faynixon8708 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you! This video was very helpful to me.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  5 місяців тому

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for leaving me a comment!

  • @vigneshgvs
    @vigneshgvs 5 місяців тому

    You are a such a great human! Perfect tips and perfectly explain in easiest way! Long live!

  • @carldouglasFL
    @carldouglasFL 3 роки тому +5

    best eye vitamin video next?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +3

      Coming soon! I will maybe shoot that this week?

  • @D.Frasure
    @D.Frasure 8 місяців тому

    I been doing it wrong... thanks, big help.

  • @dianamoreno4070
    @dianamoreno4070 3 роки тому

    THANK YOU!!!! Best tips ever :) now I can put them myself and hopefully help w my dry eyes

  • @Amine-ty5gi
    @Amine-ty5gi 3 роки тому +2

    hey doctor , Is there a way to improve eyesight without harming?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому +2

      Not to my knowledge, I wish there was a simple way that was backed by science and medicine but nothing I would feel confident backing at this time.

  • @LillyTracy-y9x
    @LillyTracy-y9x 6 місяців тому +1

    I HATE EYE DROPS THEY HURT SO BAD BUT THEN I WATCHED THIS VIDEO AND its so much better TO NOT LOOK AT IT

  • @glennso47
    @glennso47 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing how to use eye drops. I am 76 and have never been shown how to use them properly. 😊

  • @stevenarenella7229
    @stevenarenella7229 3 роки тому +2

    That sounds great! As lkng as u show the different eye movemts and crossing them.. Thank u! Steven

  • @daviddowns7552
    @daviddowns7552 Рік тому

    I've always been told to put them in the inside corner of eye. Keep eyes closed about min& good to go.

  • @reemakuz
    @reemakuz 3 роки тому +2

    Hi doc, I don’t understand what this cap does, does it reduce eye drop size or what? Cause when I use my eye drop I get one perfect drop, is that too much ?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  3 роки тому

      Super good question! The tear film has about 8 microliters of fluid and a standard eye drop has about 50 microliters of fluid, so a standard eye dropper already gives WAY too much liquid for benefit. The new NanoDropper tech re-invented how to make it so they drop much less fluid onto the eye. Less waste.

  • @2cats206
    @2cats206 7 місяців тому +2

    Hi Dr. Allen, I’ve been using the “put a drop in the corner of your closed eye” technique for a while and it works well, but I wonder, is there a risk of contaminating the drop by letting it hit my eyelid first? It’s also been a few years since this video was published, do you still recommend this technique to your patients?

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  7 місяців тому +2

      Good question, while I suppose there may be some bacteria on the skin that could get into the drop, the eyeball also has this similar micro biome. The key is to not touch the eye dropper to the skin or eyelids as bacteria may infect the dropper.

    • @2cats206
      @2cats206 7 місяців тому

      @@DoctorEyeHealthOh, I see… Ok, thanks for the reply Dr. Allen.

  • @djscotthenry
    @djscotthenry 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Doc. Thanks for the wise tips. Since you are using using preserved eye drops in a bottle, I assume you are endorsing their use. All my eye doctors have told me that drops containing preservatives can damage the cornea and make dry eye worse. Is this true? Have I been wasting my money by purchasing the more expensive preservative-free, single-use vials?

  • @shrippie-4214
    @shrippie-4214 Рік тому +1

    I touched the side of the tip with my finger I did wash my hands before, so i'm fine right?

  • @badondisiar4181
    @badondisiar4181 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video,n i hope u have good health n may God bless you...keep it up bro

  • @lunagamers2269
    @lunagamers2269 Рік тому

    Hey, thanks for the info, allergies have been really horrible this year(2022) and I was diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis and the doc is having me use two eye drop, one with antihistamine and the other and otc lubricant and I wasn’t sure how to do it properly and this really helped. I’m hoping this allergy mess will end soon and I can get some relief. That being said, is anyone else going through this right now?

  • @itsgoodforyou4235
    @itsgoodforyou4235 Місяць тому

    Thank you, Doc! - very instructive.

  • @EmilieLukas
    @EmilieLukas 9 місяців тому

    Afternoon, DrAllen ,i use,oculege eye drop,it's, good, for dry eyes.

  • @DSpencer23
    @DSpencer23 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the video doc eye health! I was doing it wrong and pulling the top of my eyelids and struggling to put the drops in.. lol will definitely try your way. Am sure it’s going to work. Thanks again 🙏

  • @balalalala13
    @balalalala13 Рік тому

    Thank you. What about applying ointment?

  • @Lindalouise333
    @Lindalouise333 11 місяців тому

    At 2:40, great tip how to apply a drop. Worked great for me, thank you

  • @borkotmolla457
    @borkotmolla457 2 роки тому

    Thanks a lot! I was struggling to do it by myself.

  • @cchambersglenn
    @cchambersglenn 3 роки тому

    Thank you. I never knew about shaking the bottle.

  • @domjervis
    @domjervis Рік тому +1

    4:00 - 4:51 just got you a new Subscriber.
    Thank you, Doctor!

  • @GaRyyyy2Kl
    @GaRyyyy2Kl Рік тому

    The second way is a life saver