Sodium cromoglicate drops are used to treat red, watery, itchy eyes caused by allergies such as hay fever.
Use the drops in both eyes - use one drop four times a day.
Eye drops may cause blurred vision when first put in. Wait until this clears before you drive and before you use tools or machines.
How to use sodium cromoglicate eye drops
- Wash your hands before you use the drops.
- Remove the cap (or the tip of the unit if you are using a single-dose unit).
- Tilt your head back a little and pull the lower lid of your eye out to form a pocket.
- Hold the bottle (or single-dose unit) upside down near to your eye. Try not to touch your eye as you do this.
- Press the container gently to release one drop into your eye. Only use a second drop if the first drop missed going into your eye.
- Close your eye for a minute or two, and press gently on the side of your nose where the corner of your eye meets your nose. This helps to stop the drop from draining away and keeps it in your eye.
- Repeat the process in your other eye.
- Replace the cap (or if you are using the single-dose unit, throw
