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Diclofenac eye drops are used to reduce inflammation in various eye
conditions, and to relieve pain.
Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your physician. Do not take
more than the prescribed amount.
How to use eye drops:
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(a) Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
(b) Stand in front of a mirror and tilt your head back.
(c) With one hand pull the lower lid of your eye downward to form a
kind of pocket.
(d) With the other hand, place the dropper as close as you can to the
eye in which you are putting the drops but do not let the dropper
touch the eye.
(e) Drop the prescribed number of drops into the pocket you have made
with the lower lid. Placing the drops on the eyeball may cause
stinging.
(f) If you don't get a drop in your eye properly, apply another drop.
(g) Release the lower eyelid, close your eyes, do not blink, and
press your finger gently against the inner corner of the eye
(near the bridge of the nose) for at least one minute to prevent
the drops being drained away into the tear duct.
(h) Wipe away any excess liquid around the eye with a tissue.
(i) To keep the dropper clean, do not touch it against the eye or
any other surface.
(j) Carefully replace the cap on the dropper bottle.
If you are taking diclofenac more than two times daily and accidentally
miss a dose, take it is soon as you remember and then continue with your
regular dosing schedule. However, if it is almost time for your next dose,
skip the missed dose entirely and continue with your regular dosing
schedule.
If you are taking diclofenac once or twice daily and accidentally miss a
dose, take the missed dose only if you remember it within two hours of its
regular time, and then continue with your regular dosing schedule.
Otherwise, skip the missed dose entirely and continue with your regular
dosing schedule.
If you have any unusual or annoying effects, contact your physician, nurse
or pharmacist.
Store eye drops in the refrigerator (single use product) or the
refrigerator (multi-use product).
Keep this medication in a labelled container, out of the reach of children.
Do not allow anyone else to use this medication.
