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