Patent ID: 8206362

Claim:
A device to facilitate the self-administration by a user of eye drops from an eye drop bottle, said device comprising: a body portion adapted for placement on the user's face at a location over the eye in which the drops are to be applied, said body portion having a peripheral edge adapted to engage the user's face adjacent to and around the eye but away from the user's nose, said body portion substantially entirely covering the eye when said body portion is in position on the user's face; said body portion includes an integral handle which is configured to be grasped between a thumb and a forefinger of the user, said integral handle forming a discontinuity in said peripheral edge that engages the user's face; said body portion defining an aperture for receiving a tip portion of the eye drop bottle; and said aperture being sized and positioned such that said tip portion of the eye drop bottle will be situated in a selected position spaced apart from said eye in which the drops are to be applied when said body portion is situated on and engaging the user's face.