Hi friends, I hope this video on eye drops techniques & tips is helpful! Let me know which technique or tip has worked for you, and thanks for watching & supporting this channel 🙏
I started as soon as I watched the video on refrigerated drops.. It is alot more soothing. Thanks.. Can you explain something... Little while after I apply the drops I have total eye ball pain. Why is that? Thanks ❇️🤗
Is it ok to drop the eye medication directly onto the center of the eye surface (top of the cornea)? I can only do it that way since I could never get the drops into the lower lid pocket……
I got diagnosed with dry eye last month and have struggled with the eye drops, the nose bridge technique is amazing and I hadn't seen it in other videos! Thank you :)
Last year I learned that if I'm anxious about something and look up a video related to it it helps to calm my nerves just enough to get it done. Something about someone else guiding me through it without being in close physical proximity just makes me a lot calmer. This was especially needed today bc I learned on Thursday last week that I tend to hyperventilate about eye drops (had to get my eyes dilated and my mom had to stand there holding my hand to keep me from full on panicking)
These tips are really helpful. I especially like the refrigeration tip. It made it easy to distinguish between a complete miss versus a hit with a lot of run-off.
@@MicheleLeeMDhow do i know if the person who did the drops dropped more than once? I have a hard time detecting if the eye drops really got in my eye.
I am scheduled for my 2nd cataract pre-surgery appointment this week. Your information has been of immense help to prepare for my appointment, from this video on how to put in eye drops, what are the best eye drops and all the cataract surgery information. Thank you.
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.
The corner of the eye works best for me. Of course, sometimes I do touch my eye with the dropper. I’m going to try refrigerating my eye drops. That makes good sense to me. Thank you. Cheers!
@@MicheleLeeMD I just put my Sustane PF vials in the fridge. I have cataract surgery in three days and appreciate all the info presented by you and others! I am in the process of watching all your videos; very informative even though the info doesn't apply to me.
Best way is to lie down on the bed and apply one drop in each eye. Do not blink otherwise the liquid will flow out of the eye. Gently close the eye and remain in the sleeping position for some time
I like the technique where my dominant hand is on my non-dominant hand. Although,I still kinda miss my eye when using the eye drop. so far,I can get the eye drop to land on my eye but before that;the eye drop landed on the bottom skin of my eyelid.
Wowza that is awesome thanks for sharing helpful tips.. recently I have been just been given brimonidine and Prednisolone drops .. have high pressure also can you explain some other eye problem like . I have had terrible eye pain along with bloody white of eye & Posterior vitreous detachment... & I'm scared. HELP
I have the worst dry eyes right now. its really sucks! i hope this will help me later today when i mustard up the courage to put eye drops in. for now im just using a wet towel on my face for at least some form of relief but i cannot do that forever
Hi Michele, sorry if it’s a dumb question, but wouldn’t instilling a drop in the inner corner of the eyes drains quicker since it’s near the drainage. Another question is does blocking the tear duct after instilling PFAT help for dry eyes or it isn’t as useful compare to say glaucoma drops . Thank you very much and thanks for your video 🙏
These are great questions! The drain holes on the corners are very small, and the size of most eyedrops are quite large (50 microliters) so you should get enough medication into your eye even if you instill it in the corners. Punctal occlusion is most beneficial for medicated drops where you don't want the medication going into your bloodstream. You can definitely put pressure on the corners after putting in a preservative-free tear and close the eyes for a minute instead of blinking rapidly, which will quickly drain the drop. Hope that helps!
whats up with the alcon systane ultra pf? the stupid bottle is big and round and has a little rubber tip that I find almost impossible to use! I will try your tips to see if I can figure it out. Thank you.
My people (Serbs) when they name something cute, sweet. We say "Kao duša - Као душа" - In literal translation "Like spirit". That's what I felt when I saw the beautiness of this woman..
Using the tip you use when putting in eyedrops on yourself, and the 30 second procedure afterward where you close your eyelids and put pressure on the inner corner of each eye to shut off the inner eyelid drainage holes. Smart and helpful, especially when using lubrication drops from the little vials that require a good amount of push to get the drop out of the vial.
You day to only use one drop and then later in the video demonstrate using two drops and in the last technique say put a drop or two -- and some instructions on eye drops are to use two drops -- also UK instructions are to wait between drops if more than one. Would you clarify on this topic please.
Idk why, but every time I try to use eyedrops, my eyes start becoming very irritabily uncomfortable and very twitchy as if they're resisting on their own. I'll try just lying down and see if that works.
I use a mirror. lay flat on bed.Hold miror to one side of face so when you look in you can see dropper over the eye and drop one in. This way you are looking away from dropper, and when drop is in it doesn't run down cheek as you are laying flat ( no pillow!) Also you can move head left and right to spread drop . Works for me !
Hi friends, I hope this video on eye drops techniques & tips is helpful! Let me know which technique or tip has worked for you, and thanks for watching & supporting this channel 🙏
I started as soon as I watched the video on refrigerated drops..
It is alot more soothing. Thanks..
Can you explain something...
Little while after I apply the drops I have total eye ball pain. Why is that? Thanks ❇️🤗
It was quiet helpful. :) Love from India :D
Is it ok to drop the eye medication directly onto the center of the eye surface (top of the cornea)? I can only do it that way since I could never get the drops into the lower lid pocket……
Thanks, I've always had trouble putting eyedrops in but this was super helpful!
Yes we like your vdo it is very usefull
Lol Ive been just tilting my head back and waterboarding myself until some of the drops get in 😂
Same, especially when putting eye drops in my blurry eye
Lmao thought i was the only one
Same 😂😂😂
I got diagnosed with dry eye last month and have struggled with the eye drops, the nose bridge technique is amazing and I hadn't seen it in other videos! Thank you :)
Every bottle or vial must be held STRAIGHT DOWN to empty the bottle! GO BACK TO SCHOOL DOCTOR!!!!
@@petersorensen4396 VERY RUDE AND UNNESSARY OF YOU!!
Very very useful for my use of eye drops before cateract surgery! Thank you!
I will definitely use these tips! The patients I see in my eye clinic almost always give me a challenge with instilling drops!
I agree! Putting in eye drops can be so challening. Thanks for watching and for your support ❤
Last year I learned that if I'm anxious about something and look up a video related to it it helps to calm my nerves just enough to get it done. Something about someone else guiding me through it without being in close physical proximity just makes me a lot calmer. This was especially needed today bc I learned on Thursday last week that I tend to hyperventilate about eye drops (had to get my eyes dilated and my mom had to stand there holding my hand to keep me from full on panicking)
These tips are really helpful. I especially like the refrigeration tip. It made it easy to distinguish between a complete miss versus a hit with a lot of run-off.
Glad it was helpful!
@@MicheleLeeMDhow do i know if the person who did the drops dropped more than once?
I have a hard time detecting if the eye drops really got in my eye.
Dr Lee, you’re the best! Thank you for helping all of us cope with our new “eye”. Stay safe.
I'm extremely squirmish about my eyes... I'm gonna try this out, thanks ^_^
Thank you for you excllent instructions and presentation! very well done and helpful!
I am scheduled for my 2nd cataract pre-surgery appointment this week. Your information has been of immense help to prepare for my appointment, from this video on how to put in eye drops, what are the best eye drops and all the cataract surgery information. Thank you.
Thanks for watching, and best of luck on your second eye surgery!
Thanks sooo much for these tips. You're a gem to make this very helpful video for us.
Resting on hand on the other worked best for me. Thanks so much for the great advice!
Thank you, this really worked! And refrigerating the drops really does feel nice!
So happy to hear this was helpful! Thanks for watching & your feedback ❤
Thank you doctor for your kind and good advice
These tips are practical and useful, thanks!
Thanks for watching ❤
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.
Thanks for sharing. That's what I have been doing..🙏🙏🙏I'm sorry you have glacoma. I just found out past week ☹️
My drops for cataract surgery say to store at 77 degrees, is it still safe then to refrigerate them?
The corner of the eye works best for me. Of course, sometimes I do touch my eye with the dropper. I’m going to try refrigerating my eye drops. That makes good sense to me. Thank you. Cheers!
Thank you. The 3rd technique is easy to apply
Thanks for your feedback ❤️
Technique 2 is the best never been able to do drop I have shakey hand nose bridge one so works thanks you
Excellent tip Dr.
Can I ask you about the eye jell moisturiser.
Is good.
Keep up the good work Dr.🌷
I am going to try your tips. I hope they work and thank you for the information.
00:30 Fantastic advice! Thank you.
Thanks for watching (and your feedback)!
@@MicheleLeeMD I just put my Sustane PF vials in the fridge. I have cataract surgery in three days and appreciate all the info presented by you and others!
I am in the process of watching all your videos; very informative even though the info doesn't apply to me.
@@harveyh3696 Thanks for your support :) Best of luck on your surgery!
Thank you!
Best way is to lie down on the bed and apply one drop in each eye. Do not blink otherwise the liquid will flow out of the eye. Gently close the eye and remain in the sleeping position for some time
I like the technique where my dominant hand is on my non-dominant hand. Although,I still kinda miss my eye when using the eye drop. so far,I can get the eye drop to land on my eye but before that;the eye drop landed on the bottom skin of my eyelid.
It's hard no matter what, but I'm glad the tips were helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. Very useful tips.
Glad it was helpful!
Wowza that is awesome thanks for sharing helpful tips.. recently I have been just been given brimonidine and Prednisolone drops .. have high pressure also can you explain some other eye problem like . I have had terrible eye pain along with bloody white of eye & Posterior vitreous detachment... & I'm scared. HELP
I have the worst dry eyes right now. its really sucks! i hope this will help me later today when i mustard up the courage to put eye drops in. for now im just using a wet towel on my face for at least some form of relief but i cannot do that forever
I don't like cold. Is it alright to warm bottle?
FABULOUS TIPS‼️Thanks‼️ (Why didn't my eye doctor advise me to refrigerate the eye drops?)
Hi Michele, sorry if it’s a dumb question, but wouldn’t instilling a drop in the inner corner of the eyes drains quicker since it’s near the drainage. Another question is does blocking the tear duct after instilling PFAT help for dry eyes or it isn’t as useful compare to say glaucoma drops . Thank you very much and thanks for your video 🙏
These are great questions!
The drain holes on the corners are very small, and the size of most eyedrops are quite large (50 microliters) so you should get enough medication into your eye even if you instill it in the corners.
Punctal occlusion is most beneficial for medicated drops where you don't want the medication going into your bloodstream. You can definitely put pressure on the corners after putting in a preservative-free tear and close the eyes for a minute instead of blinking rapidly, which will quickly drain the drop.
Hope that helps!
Thanks Dr Lee for the helpful video.
@@jsm3692 Thanks for watching & for your feedback! Let me know which tips end up working for you :)
@@MicheleLeeMDA VERY STUPID EYE DOCTOR!
Im using glaucoma drops..so no blinking? Trying hard to stop it going into bloodstream.
Thank you for this. I’m going to go try again again. My eyes are burning itchy dry I keep missing I always blink. It drives me crazy.
Thank you
Welcome!
Greetings Dr. Lee. Do you have any other advice on putting eye drops into a postsurgical eye?
Very helpful!!!
Thanks for your feedback and for watching 🙏
whats up with the alcon systane ultra pf? the stupid bottle is big and round and has a little rubber tip that I find almost impossible to use! I will try your tips to see if I can figure it out. Thank you.
Hold the bottle upside down and press till you see a drop coming out! The next drop will come out easy!
Thank you so much ❤
thank you very much
Thank you - but for approx.how long should you close your corner draining-passages for? Thanks again.
I usually recommend putting pressure for about 1 minute. Hope that helps ❤
Should I be taking eyedrops before a cateract operation?
It’s so hard putting them in becuz I’m so scared but this really helped
I’m so glad to hear it that this video helped!
why do i need mirror if i m not gonna look at it?
My people (Serbs) when they name something cute, sweet. We say "Kao duša - Као душа" - In literal translation "Like spirit". That's what I felt when I saw the beautiness of this woman..
useful
Using the tip you use when putting in eyedrops on yourself, and the 30 second procedure afterward where you close your eyelids and put pressure on the inner corner of each eye to shut off the inner eyelid drainage holes. Smart and helpful, especially when using lubrication drops from the little vials that require a good amount of push to get the drop out of the vial.
Thanks i am using drops for a while and still don't get it right
A lot of eye drops, including the one I'm using, say don't refrigerate
Thanks for sharing! If that is the case, definitely don't refrigerate them.
Interesting 🤔
You day to only use one drop and then later in the video demonstrate using two drops and in the last technique say put a drop or two -- and some instructions on eye drops are to use two drops -- also UK instructions are to wait between drops if more than one. Would you clarify on this topic please.
Idk why, but every time I try to use eyedrops, my eyes start becoming very irritabily uncomfortable and very twitchy as if they're resisting on their own. I'll try just lying down and see if that works.
Wouldn’t be so bad if the dropper didn’t take forever to release
I’ve been doing this all wrong ffs. Forgetting to pinch to block ducks. Ugh!
ale skośnoocy mają skośne oczy i jest im łatwiej.
Ja próbowałem sam to robić, ale mi nie wychodzi. Żona mi zakrapla.
I use a mirror. lay flat on bed.Hold miror to one side of face so when you look in you can see dropper over the eye and drop one in. This way you are looking away from dropper, and when drop is in it doesn't run down cheek as you are laying flat ( no pillow!) Also you can move head left and right to spread drop .
Works for me !
my bottle that i have now needs zero push, will drop only by gravity
Make sure it is your eye drops and not lens cleaner drops that grace your eye😂
YOU MUST HOLD CLOSE THE DRAINAGE FOR 15 MIN. TO MAKE IT WORK.
Very helpful! thank you
Thanks doc
thank you