title: Digital eye drop instillation--a novel method.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Local drug treatment in ophthalmology by the use of eye drops has meant that potent drugs can be used, thereby minimising systemic side effects. While seemingly a simple task, insertion of eye drops can be problematic for certain patients and in particular circumstances.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe a novel method for the administration of eye drops, which overcomes the main problems of conventional eye drop administration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our pragmatic method of eye drop application provides a way of improving compliance and reducing ocular surface injury. Our experience to date is that the technique is at least as safe as that used for insertion of contact lenses from an infection risk perspective.
authors.affiliation: Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales. matthewkrilis@gmail.com
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krilis
authors.forename: Minas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coroneo
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005385:Fingers; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions