The easiest way is to hold the bottle in your dominant hand, look up and pull the lower lid down using the fingers or your non-dominant hand. This creates a pocket so when you gently squeeze the bottle a drop will fall in. As your eye only holds a half a drop, some will spill out. As long as you feel something in the eye, you did it!
Another alternative is to hold the bottle in your dominant hand, close the eye to be dropped, lift your chin, close your eyes and place the drop in the inner corner of your eye. When you open your eye the drop will go in.
Dr. Carlin is a highly experienced, board-certified ophthalmologist and Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology with more than five decades of experience in vision care and surgical innovation. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, he completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan before serving in the United States Navy in Key West, Florida. In 1977, he founded CarlinVision and has since built a longstanding reputation for excellence in LASIK, cataract surgery, refractive procedures, and cosmetic eyelid surgery. Throughout his career, Dr. Carlin has completed more than 11,000 procedures and remains at the forefront of advanced laser and refractive technologies. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and an active member of multiple leading professional organizations, reflecting his enduring commitment to clinical excellence and patient care.