A great way to put in eye drops

Eye drops are a problem regardless of the age of your patient. The struggle to keep an eye open when a wet orb of water is about to collide with the eye's surface can be a challenge. I've found it's much easier to "do" eyedrops if the patient closes her eyes. While she lies down in comfort, simply squeeze one droplet onto that corner pocket of the eye on the nose side. Ask her to blink a few times, and it magically goes right in without all the trauma.

I even give myself eyedrops this way. It's harder of course, because you have to keep the tip clean and yet navigate blindly to where you think the corner pocket of your eye might be. Usually I miss the mark and then like one of those maze games with a rolling BB, I move my head around to steer the misguided droplet into my corner pocket where I can blink it into action.