Answers to Your Questions about MiniDrops® Dry Eye Care and Dry Eye Treatment

Everyone experiences a little dry eye irritation at times. Your eyes are suddenly red and scratchy, or your vision might be blurred. The cause could be anything from pollution, to long hours working at a computer, to the side effects of a prescription you’re taking.

For others, dry eye irritation is an ongoing, frustrating problem caused by insufficient tear production. Either way, choosing your dry eye care treatment is a relatively easy but important health issue to resolve.

While dry eye irritation can start as a minor annoyance, it is important to treat it with the right dry eye products before physical damage occurs. Normally, a thin film of tears coats your eyes, protecting and moisturizing the cornea. These tears are a vital component of your body’s natural balancing system that helps maintain your vision. If ignored, severe dry eye irritation can lead to scarring or ulceration of the cornea and potential sight loss. We’ve provided answers below to some common questions that will help you understand how dry eye care using MiniDrops can help relieve your dry eye irritation and restore your natural tear balance:

• Can I use MiniDrops with contact lenses?
• Is MiniDrops safe for sensitive eyes?
• How often can I use MiniDrops for dry eye care?
• How is MiniDrops different from other dry eye products?
• What is the indicated use for MiniDrops Eye Therapy for dry eye care?
• What is the difference between MiniDrops, Eye-Cept, and OcuFresh, all
from Optics Laboratory?
• How is MiniDrops packaged?
• Why don’t you offer MiniDrops in a larger bottle?
• Where can I buy MiniDrops?

Can I use MiniDrops with contact lenses?
Yes. MiniDrops is a therapeutic eye drop formulated with special lubricants to relieve chronic eye dryness from medical or environmental causes. It has a gentle formula that does not sting or burn and is safe enough to use with contact lenses.
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Is MiniDrops safe for sensitive eyes?
Yes. MiniDrops is 100% preservative-free and is safe for even the most-sensitive eyes.
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How often can I use MiniDrops for dry eye care?
You can use MiniDrops as often as needed. It is preservative-free and has been specially formulated to relieve dry eye irritation throughout the day . Apply whenever your eyes are irritated and scratchy or to prevent dryness.
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How is MiniDrops different from other dry eye products?
MiniDrops offers three important health advantages:

• First, MiniDrops is a lubricated eye drop for the relief of chronic dryness that can even be used by contact lens wearers to alleviate eye irritation caused by environmental or medical conditions. You can use the same drops day or evening, whether or not you are wearing contact lenses, and in households with multiple users who may or may not wear corrective lenses. You do not need to worry about family members accidentally using the wrong dry eye products and damaging their eyes.
• Second, MiniDrops comes in hygienic and biodegradable single-dose packages. This eliminates the risk of cross-contamination and assures a fresh, potent dose with every use.
• Third, MiniDrops is 100% preservative-free which also reduces the chance of irritation or eye damage.
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What is the indicated use for MiniDrops Eye Therapy for dry eye care?
You can safely use MiniDrops any time your eyes are dry, irritated, or tired. It is formulated for frequent use throughout the day, as needed. MiniDrops is preservative-free and gently lubricates by supplementing your natural tear production.
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What is the difference between MiniDrops, Eye-Cept, and OcuFresh, all from Optics Laboratory?
MiniDrops is a lubricant eye drop formulated with therapeutic additives to moisturize and augment tear production. It provides immediate and long-lasting relief from dry eye irritation and minor allergies. MiniDrops relieves medically- or environmentally-caused dry eye irritation and is so gentle it can even be used with contact lenses. Eye-Cept is formulated as a rewetting drop solution for soft contact lenses and relieves the specific causes of eye dryness associated with contact lens wear. OcuFresh is an eye wash to flush, cleanse, and nourish eyes.
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How is MiniDrops packaged?
Biodegradable single-use vials of MiniDrops are available in a 30-dropper household pack.
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Why don’t you offer MiniDrops in a larger bottle?
We believe our biodegradable single-use vials are the only hygienic way to package eye drops for several reasons:

• Most importantly, it prevents contamination from bacteria and germs that build up on any dropper tip or spray within a very short time. Our MiniDrops single-use vials protect you from accumulated deposits of bacteria that occur with multiple uses of a bottle, which can become another source of eye irritation.
• Since MiniDrops is preservative-free, the single-use packaging ensures freshness and potency with every use.
• Single-use vials are easy to carry in a purse, glove compartment, briefcase, or pocket. A fresh, sterile vial of MiniDrops is always ready wherever and whenever you need it.
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Where can I buy MiniDrops?
Click on our retail locator to find the nearest pharmacy or store that carries MiniDrops. You can also send us an email with your location or call us at 1 (800) 968-6788 for customer support. For online purchasing  click here.
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