Why should glaucoma drops go in at the same time every day?

Glaucoma needs steady management even when you barely feel anything. With drops in particular, the habit that matters is using them at the prescribed times rather than whenever they come to mind.

Consistency is the whole point

Drops are used constantly in glaucoma care to keep eye pressure in range. The difficulty is that early glaucoma often causes little discomfort, so missing a day or two feels like nothing from the patient's side. But drops should be managed against the prescribed schedule, not against how your eyes happen to feel.

'I missed yesterday — can I do two today?' comes up constantly in the clinic. Most drops are not used by doubling up to make up a missed dose. It depends on when you remembered, when the next dose is due and which drug it is, so follow your clinic's guidance.

When the timing slips, so does the record

Glaucoma drops look simple — once or twice a day — but they are easy to miss in real life. The morning commute, an evening out, being too tired before bed: the same slot keeps sliding. It helps to think of reminders and records as two separate jobs.

• The reminder tells you it is time
• The record confirms you actually did it
• The eye pressure log gives you the trend before an appointment

When EyeDay fits

EyeDay is built so that people on long-term drops, as in glaucoma, can register the drug name, which eye, the daily count and the start time separately. You can see today's doses on a timeline, and record the pressure measured at the clinic for the left and right eye.