The Opticare® is for use with round eye drop bottles. It is designed to help with the stablepositioning of the bottle over your eye, so you can accurately squeeze a drop into your eye.
Instructions for use:
- After washing your hands, flip up the eye piece and open the aid. Place the neck of the bottle into the holder and close the aid.
- Lie down or sit down comfortably, remove the bottle cap and clip the eye piece back down.
- Tilt your head back, lower your bottom eye lid, and position the eye piece over your eye.
- When ready, gently squeeze the top and bottom grooves of the aid together to release a drop.
- Unless your clinician has advised otherwise, close your eye and gently press the inside corner for 30 seconds to help prevent the drop entering your mouth.
- When finished, flip up the eye piece and replace the cap of your eye drop bottle.
Author: Sarah Thomas, lead satellite pharmacist and Fiona Chiu, associate chief pharmacist
Approval date: April 2018