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eye-drop

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Noun1.eye-drop - a drop from an eye droppereye-drop - a drop from an eye dropper          
eyedrop
drib, driblet, drop - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
2.eye-drop - a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
eyedrop
adrenergic agonist eyedrop - a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway
beta blocker eyedrop - a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by reducing the production of aqueous humor
miotic eyedrop - a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor by constricting the pupil
topical prostaglandin eyedrop - a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor through the uveoscleral pathway
irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
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Researchers found the compliance rate to be good or excellent in 83 percent of patients who wore patches, and in 96 percent of the eye-drop group.
Eyedrops can replace patches for treatment of `lazy eye' by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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