How to Use Your Eye Drops and Ointments

How to Use Your Eye Drops and Ointments


How to Use Your Eye Drops and Ointments

This video shows patients how to use eye drops and ointments.

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Content

28.7 -> NARRATOR: THIS VIDEO WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO USE EYE DROPS
31.767 -> AND OINTMENTS PROPERLY.
33.834 -> WE'LL SHOW YOU THE DROPS FIRST AND THE OINTMENT SECOND.
37.567 -> THE FIRST THING A PERSON NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT ANY MEDICINE
41.033 -> IS WHETHER IT'S STILL OK TO USE.
43.7 -> CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE PACKAGING TO MAKE SURE.
47.967 -> BEFORE USING EYE MEDICINES,
50.6 -> WASH YOUR HANDS WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP.
53.667 -> IF YOU WEAR CONTACT LENSES,
56.066 -> TAKE THEM OUT BEFORE USING ANY EYE MEDICINE,
59.767 -> UNLESS YOUR DOCTOR TELLS YOU THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
63.867 -> NOW WET A CLEAN WASHCLOTH
65.9 -> AND GENTLY WIPE THE AREA AROUND YOUR EYES TO CLEAN IT
69.967 -> BEFORE PUTTING THE MEDICINE IN.
72.033 -> SOME EYE DROPS NEED TO BE SHAKEN, OTHERS DON'T.
76.5 -> READ THE DIRECTIONS,
77.9 -> OR ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR MEDICINE.
81.7 -> NOW UNCAP THE BOTTLE.
84.266 -> DON'T TOUCH THE TIP OF THE BOTTLE WITH YOUR FINGERS.
86.8 -> TILT YOUR HEAD BACK, AND PULL DOWN YOUR LOWER EYELID.
91.266 -> THIS CREATES A POCKET TO PUT THE DROPS IN.
94.2 -> SQUEEZE THE BOTTLE UNTIL ONE DROP FALLS
97.533 -> INTO YOUR LOWER EYELID.
99.333 -> THE TIP OF THE BOTTLE SHOULD NEVER TOUCH YOUR EYE.
102.3 -> APPLY GENTLE PRESSURE AT YOUR TEAR DUCT
105.3 -> TO HELP DISTRIBUTE THE MEDICINE.
107.4 -> IF YOU CAN'T TILT YOUR HEAD BACK,
109.333 -> YOU CAN USE THESE SAME STEPS
111.3 -> WHILE LYING ON YOUR BACK AND LOOKING AT THE CEILING.
114.567 -> SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED DROPS AND THEN OINTMENTS,
118.266 -> AND SOMETIMES THEY NEED MORE THAN ONE KIND OF DROP.
122 -> EITHER WAY, THE RULE IS TO WAIT 5 MINUTES
125.4 -> BETWEEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEDICINES.
127.967 -> IF YOU HAVE DROPS AND OINTMENT,
130.266 -> PUT THE DROPS IN BEFORE THE OINTMENT.
133.033 -> NOW WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO PUT OINTMENT IN YOUR EYE.
137.066 -> THE FIRST STEPS ARE THE SAME AS THE STEPS FOR THE DROPS.
140.433 -> CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE.
142.567 -> WASH YOUR HANDS WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP
145.433 -> AND WASH THE AREA AROUND YOUR EYES.
148.567 -> UNCAP THE OINTMENT,
150.3 -> BEING CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE TIP OF THE TUBE.
153.433 -> THIS TIME, TILT YOUR HEAD FORWARD.
156.433 -> YOU STILL GENTLY PULL DOWN ON YOUR LOWER EYELID
159.133 -> TO CREATE A POCKET FOR THE MEDICINE.
161.567 -> SQUEEZE A THIN RIBBON OF OINTMENT
164.033 -> INTO THE POCKET YOU'VE MADE.
165.767 -> THEN RELEASE THE EYELID,
167.567 -> LIFT YOUR HEAD, AND BLINK SEVERAL TIMES
171.333 -> TO HELP SPREAD THE MEDICINE ACROSS YOUR EYE.
174 -> YOU SHOULD EXPECT YOUR VISION TO BE BLURRY FOR A MOMENT.
177.233 -> KEEP BLINKING AND DON'T RUB YOUR EYES.
180.567 -> YOU ALSO CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO,
184.4 -> AND THE BLURRING SHOULD GO AWAY.
186.934 -> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS REPLACE THE CAP,
189.767 -> THEN WASH YOUR HANDS ONE MORE TIME
191.934 -> TO REMOVE ANY EXTRA MEDICINE.
194.467 -> MOST EYE DROPS AND OINTMENTS
196.4 -> SHOULD BE STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE,
198.6 -> OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
200.467 -> SOME NEED TO BE REFRIGERATED.
202.533 -> YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST WILL TELL YOU
204.8 -> IF YOURS NEED REFRIGERATION.
206.934 -> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BOTTLES OR TUBES CLEAN
210.4 -> TO PREVENT INFECTION.
212.533 -> USING EYE DROPS OR OINTMENTS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT
215.967 -> AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMCs37lM6iE