Prednisolone acetate eye drops: how to take it safely
Pred Forte
Reviewed by Pharm. Abeeb Junior
What it is for
Reduces inflammation in the eye, such as after surgery or in uveitis.
How to take it
- Prescription medicine: take it exactly as your doctor or pharmacist told you.
- Wash your hands. Tilt your head back, pull down the lower eyelid and put one drop in the pocket it makes.
- Close your eye gently for 1 to 2 minutes and press the inner corner of the eye. This keeps the drop in the eye.
- Do not let the tip touch your eye or fingers.
- If you use more than one eye drop, wait 5 minutes between them.
- Shake the bottle well before use if it is a suspension.
When to take it
Use one drop 2 to 4 times a day, or as prescribed.
Take it with
Not applicable.
What to avoid
- Wearing soft contact lenses unless the label says it is safe. Take lenses out first and wait 15 minutes.
- Touching the dropper tip to anything.
- Using the bottle for more than 4 weeks after opening.
- Sharing the bottle.
- Using it for longer than prescribed or without an eye doctor's advice.
- Using it if you may have a herpes or fungal eye infection. Steroids can make these worse.
- Wearing contact lenses during treatment.
- Stopping suddenly if you have used it for a long time.
Possible side effects
Stinging, blurred vision, raised eye pressure, slower healing with long use.
Get help if
Eye pain, blurred vision, halos around lights, a white spot on the eye, or worsening redness: get urgent help. These can mean raised eye pressure or infection.
This is general information, not personal medical advice. Always follow your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions and read the leaflet that comes with your medicine. Medicines and doses can differ between products and people.