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How to apply eye drops (video)
This translated animated video shows you how to put in eye drops safely and correctly.
It explains the key steps: washing your hands, tilting your head back, pulling down your lower eyelid, and applying the drops without touching your eye. It also gives simple tips to help the drops absorb properly and avoid contamination and wastage, so you can feel confident using eye drops for everyday care or treatment.
- Organisation:
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- Topic:
- Eyes
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- October 2025
- Last reviewed:
- December 2025
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