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Eye irritation

2021-01-14 10:32:47
A doctor prescribed..."Chloramphenicol with hydrocortisone acetate eye ointment"... Bt the fact is don't know how to apply...instead of ointment is there any alternate eye drops
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Pull your lower lid down and instill a bit of it as small as a size of a grain in the eye just like you put an eyedrop. Second way is to take a drop of ointment on a cotton bud and apply it like a kajal. Make sure you don't use it beyond the prescribed duration as it contains steroid.

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