What is the effect of eye drops

Many people, especially white-collar workers who face computers all day and cannot get away, will feel dry and painful eyes. Sometimes they use eye drops bought from pharmacies to relieve the pain. In fact, using eye drops is a process of eye care, but there are many things to pay attention to when using eye drops. There are many precautions that users need to pay attention to. What should you pay attention to when using eye drops?

Experts say that the therapeutic effects of eye drops vary greatly depending on their ingredients. If you frequently use certain eye drops without diagnosis, it may cause adverse diseases. Some of the consequences can be very serious.

For example: Some people have dry and uncomfortable eyes. When they use glucocorticoid eye drops, they will feel comfortable immediately, so they often use this eye drops. However, this type of drug can suppress the immune function, which may cause serious consequences such as hormonal glaucoma.

Some eye drops contain adrenaline which constricts blood vessels. When the eyes are congested, the congestion will disappear immediately after using them. However, when the effect of the drug wears off, if this continues for a long time, it will aggravate our eye pain.

The storage of eye drops can also affect their efficacy. Therefore, eye drops are best stored in a cool and dry place, but they do not necessarily have to be placed in the refrigerator.

As for the shelf life, if it has not been opened, there should be no problem using it within the shelf life. If it has been opened, it is best to use it up within one month. Some eye drops may have a shorter shelf life, so it is best to use them up as soon as possible.

Note:

1. Read the drug instructions carefully before using eye drops or eye ointments. Infants and young children should try to avoid the use of atropine and chloramphenicol. Patients with heart disease should use timolol and betagan with caution. Patients with hypertension should use phenylephrine and epinephrine with caution. Those who are allergic to co-trimoxazole should not use sodium sulfamethoxazole.

2. Check the bottle label carefully before applying the eye drops, and put them back in the corresponding place after use. Do not mix the eye drops with other external medicines to avoid misuse. In summer, eye drops should be kept in the refrigerator when not in use. Some drugs, such as eselin and beta-glucose for treating glaucoma, should be stored away from light.

3. Before applying the drug, use a cotton ball to wipe away excess eye secretions and absorb some tears to ensure the concentration of the drug.

4. Wash your hands before each application.

5. The patient should hold the eye drops in the right hand, and gently separate the upper and lower eyelids (eyelids) with the left hand. Look upward and drop the liquid medicine into the lower eyelid. Do not drop the eye drops directly onto the cornea (black pupil) to avoid irritating the patient and causing him to squeeze his eyes hard, squeezing the eye drops out of the eye. After applying the medicine, gently close your eyes and move them slightly with your fingers.

6. After applying eye drops, you should compress the lacrimal sac to prevent the liquid from entering the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct and reducing the efficacy of the drug, or being absorbed through the nasal mucosa and causing poisoning. This is especially important for children.

7. When one eye needs to be treated with two or more drops of medicine, there should be at least a 3-minute interval between the two drops of medicine. After applying the eye drops, the patient should be asked to close his eyes and rest for a while.

8. Some suspensions should be shaken well before use to ensure efficacy.

9. Generally, eye ointment should be applied before going to bed at night to ensure the drug concentration in the conjunctival sac at night.

10. Eye drops that have been opened should generally not be used again after being left for a long time. If they must be used, check the color, transparency, and presence of mold of the eye drops.

Finally, the editor needs to remind everyone that the correct way of applying eye drops will accelerate the recovery of eye diseases, while the incorrect way of applying eye drops will lead to the worsening of the disease. At the same time, only the correct use of medicines can achieve the purpose of curing the disease. Therefore, if you do not understand the cause of your eye problems, you should not rely too much on eye drops to relieve eye discomfort, and you should seek help from a doctor.