With your head turned to the side or lying on your side, close your eyes. By opening your eyes slowly, the drop should fall right into your eye. If You Are Having Trouble Holding Onto The Bottle 1. You can use anything that will make the bottle wider. This may be helpful in some mild cases of arthritis in the hands.
Products are available to help put the eye drops in.
Eye drops will lower the pressure in your eyes, but only for a certain period of time. For instance, Timoptic eye drops will lower pressure for about 12 hours. Therefore, they should be used every 12 hours, not just twice a day. Pilocarpine lasts for about 6 hours. This should be kept in mind when planning your eye drop schedule.