ophthalmicdrop

noun
UK /ɒfˈθælmɪk drɒp/
US /ɑːfˈθælmɪk drɑːp/

A tiny bit of medicine you put in your eye to help it get better.

The nurse gave me an ophthalmic drop to soothe my itchy eye.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A single dose of liquid medication delivered into the eye.

She used one ophthalmic drop in each eye before bed.

3. A sterile liquid made for treating eye infections or dryness.

The doctor prescribed an ophthalmic drop for his pink eye.

4. A small drop-shaped amount of fluid applied to the surface of the eye.

He blinked after the ophthalmic drop landed on his eyeball.