Always wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before applying eye drops ... Here are a few steps you can take to correctly apply most eye drops: 1. Wash your hands. 2.

Caution is advised when using eye drop bottles. Replace the lid as soon as you finish applying the drops, and be careful not to touch the tip of the bottle with your hands or eye. It’s also a ...

The health experts urged eye drop users to make sure they carefully read labels before applying eye drops, and keep their drops somewhere separate from any similarly sized or colored bottles.