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Eye irritation
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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Dr. Priyanka Ahuja
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Thane
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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