How to give your child eye drops

Instructions on giving your child eye drops

• Wash your hands.
• Shake the bottle.
• Remove the top from the bottle and throw away the plastic seal.
• Get your child into any of these positions to give the eye drops:
• tilt your child’s head back
• lay your child flat on his or her back
• ask someone to hold your child in a safe position
• wrap your baby or young child in a light blanket or sheet to keep his or her arms and legs still
• Gently pull down your child’s lower eyelid.
• Avoid touching the dropper against your child’s eye, eyelashes or any other surface.
• Hold the dropper above your child’s eye and squeeze one drop into the lower eyelid.
• Release the lower eyelid and let your child blink a few times to make sure the drop is spread around the eye.
• Wipe away any excess with a clean tissue.
• If you are using another type of eye drop, wait a few minutes before giving it. This will stop the first drop being washed out by the second before it has had time to work.
• If your child is getting very distressed