Timoptol Caution For Usage

Instructions for use: Do not use the bottle if the plastic safety strip around the neck is missing or broken. When opening the bottle for the first time, tear off the plastic safety strip.
Every time Timoptol is used: 1. Wash hands.
2. Open the bottle. Take special care that the tip of the dropper bottle does not touch the eye, the skin around the eye or the fingers.
3. Tilt the head backwards and hold the bottle upside down over the eye.
4. Pull the lower eyelid downwards and look up. Hold and gently squeeze the bottle on the flattened sides of the bottle and let one drop fall into the space between the lower eyelid and the eye.
5. Press a finger into the corner of the eye, by the nose, or close the eyelids for 2 minutes. This helps to stop the medicine from getting into the rest of the body.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 with the other eye if instructed to do so by the doctor.
7. Put the cap back on and close the bottle tightly.
Ophthalmic medications, if handled improperly, can become contaminated by common bacteria known to cause infections. Serious damage to the eye and subsequent loss of vision may result from using contaminated ophthalmic medications. If it is possible that the medication may be contaminated, or if an eye infection develops, contact the doctor immediately concerning continued use of this bottle.