Stack Rebecca R, McKellar Malcolm J
Department of Ophthalmology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Feb;32(1):39-41. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2004.00705.x.
To determine if dark coloured tips on eye drop bottles facilitate ocular therapy.
Eye drop bottles were modified by placing sterile black tape around the bottle tip. Patients on regular timolol therapy were asked to use bottles with the modified tip for one month. They then completed a questionnaire comparing the black tips with the standard tips on the bottle they normally use.
Eighty-eight per cent of patients found the black tipped bottles easier to use than bottles with the standard tip. Sixty-eight per cent of patients had fewer occasions on which they needed to instil a second drop and 30% of patients touched their eyelid less when using the modified bottle tips.
Black coloured bottle tips aid ocular therapy. They are easier to use, result in less contact with the eye on instillation and patients note a reduction in need for a second or additional drop. This is likely to improve compliance and reduce contamination. A change in manufacturing practise should be encouraged.
确定滴眼剂瓶的深色尖端是否有助于眼部治疗。
通过在瓶尖周围粘贴无菌黑色胶带对滴眼剂瓶进行改造。要求接受常规噻吗洛尔治疗的患者使用改造后瓶尖的滴眼剂瓶一个月。然后他们填写一份问卷，将黑色瓶尖与他们通常使用的滴眼剂瓶的标准瓶尖进行比较。
88%的患者发现黑色瓶尖的滴眼剂瓶比标准瓶尖的滴眼剂瓶更易于使用。68%的患者需要滴第二滴的次数减少，30%的患者在使用改造后的瓶尖时接触眼睑的次数减少。
黑色瓶尖有助于眼部治疗。它们更易于使用，滴入时与眼睛的接触更少，并且患者注意到需要滴第二滴或额外一滴的情况减少。这可能会提高依从性并减少污染。应鼓励改变生产做法。
