Which movement or technique during eye drop instillation should be avoided?
A. Instructing the client to close the eye after the drops are in
B. Touching the client's eye or lid with the tip of the dropper
C. Allowing the drops to spread across the eye surface
D. Getting the drops into the conjunctival pocket
B
Touching the client's eye with the tip of the dropper contaminates the dropper and the medica-tion. If the client has an infection in the eye that is touched, the dropper cannot even be used on the client's other eye.
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