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Eye drop validity
Respected Doctors kindly advise should eye drop be used till one month. I m using HyloSoft drop 1dp 4 times a day as per dr advise.. its 5ml pack. But its also available in 10ml pack. Can an eye drop be used after one Month or it should b thrown after one month.
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Dr. Saba Kausar
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Preferably use it within 1 month and discard the remaining
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Dr. Gaurav Garg
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Delhi
Usually not, as it carries a risk of getting contaminated.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Once open,pl use with in 1 month.pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Ravi Chandna
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Bhopal
If you Store the eyedrops in the door of the refrigerator, the effectiveness and shelf life of the eye drop increases to 2-2.5 months
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Dr. Sana Rasheed
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi ...Ideally 1 month , its ok if its extends to week or so
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Vadodara
After 1 month, it's some efficiency is reducing
Otherwise it is ok if you have maintained hygeine
Opened bottles of eye drops are more likely to become contaminated. So, they should only be used for the amount of time specified by the manufacturer.
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