The following list of directions will help you properly give eye drops to your child:
Always wash your hands before giving medication.
Be sure the eye drops are at room temperature before using.
Clean your child's eye of all secretions and/or old medication. This can be done by gently wiping the eye with a damp gauze or cotton pad.
Have your child stand or sit with his head tilted back.
Do not touch the dropper bottle to the eye.
Have the child look upward toward the ceiling. Use your index finger and thumb to gently pinch and pull down the lower lid to create a pouch. Drop the prescribed number of drops into the pouch and not directly in the eye.
Have child close eyes for 1-2 minutes.
If a second type of eye drop is also prescribed, wait at least 5 minutes before giving second drops.
EYE OINTMENT:
The following list of directions will help you properly give eye ointment to your child:
Always wash your hands before giving the medicine to your child.
Be sure the ointment is at room temperature before using.
Clean your child's eye of all secretions and/or old medication. This can be done by gently wiping the eye with a damp gauze or cotton pad.
Tell the child that the ointment may cause blurred vision. This is normal and will go away rather quickly.
Have child lie on his back or sit with his head tilted back.
Do not touch the tip of the tube to the eye, eyelashes or eyelids.
Pull lower lid down while your child looks up. Squeeze out a line of ointment along the lower lid from inner to outer eye. By rotating the tube when you reach the outer eye, you will help detach the ointment from the tube.
Keep eyes closed for 1-2 minutes.
Gently wipe any excess ointment from the eye while it is closed.
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