Mother has had Dementia for about five years now and has always let me put in her eye drops. She now refuses, because she no longer knows who I am. She thinks I am the hired help. If she does not take her drops to control the pressure in her eye, she could have a stroke and go blind in her eye, which is the only good eye she has left. She has already had a stroke in her other eye and lost sight in that eye. Has anyone had to deal with this? Help, I am so tired of fighting with her.....
drops in when they were still in bed worked the best. If they are ordered twice a day, bedtime and morning before getting out of bed for the day works best.
Hope that helps :)
Larea
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her eyes, drop it in the corner of her eyes without her knowing that you
have it in your hand. She will open her eyes in surprise, say O I'll get
you a tissue.
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, or SLT
I'm not suggesting you actually impersonate a registered nurse, mind; just be yourself, but with a different, more authoritative style.
Definately puck up a scrubs top!
Not to compare, but when I needed to put antibiotic ointment in my dachshund's eyes, that was the only thing that helped.