Eye drop assist apparatus

An eye drop assist apparatus for sequentially administering ocular medication from the tip of an eye drop bottle to patient's two eyes, the two eyes separated from one another by a pupillary distance, said apparatus comprising:

• a holder defining a bottle support axis, said holder configured to support the bottle so that the tip is disposed along said bottle support axis, said holder including a collar adapted to directly engage the bottle, said collar having a generally rectangular plate shape, said collar including a hole generally centered along said bottle support axis, said collar further including a grip, said grip extending generally axially from said collar, said grip having a concave cradle surface, said cradle surface having an arcuate curve shape generally centered about said bottle support axis, said grip including a ridge disposed opposite said cradle surface,
• a first nasal locator connected to said holder, said first nasal locator extending laterally from said bottle support axis a first offset distance generally equal to one-half the pupillary distance,
• a second nasal locator connected to said holder and spaced from said first nasal locator, said second nasal locator extending laterally from said bottle support axis a second offset distance generally equal to one-half the pupillary distance, the distance between said first nasal locator and said second nasal locator generally equal to 60 mm, said collar having a first side edge and a second side edge, said second side edge disposed on an opposite side of said first side edge, said collar directly connected a first leg extending between a first concave abutment and said first side edge on the opposite side of said collar from said grip, said collar directly connected a second leg extending between a second concave abutment and said second side edge on the opposite side of said collar from said grip, said first concave abutment and said second concave abutment jutting outwardly from said bottle support axis, said first concave abutment including a first inside member and a first outside member, said first inside bridge member directly adjoining said first leg, said first inside member and said first outside member intersecting at a first apex point and established a generally inverted “V” shaped configuration, said second concave abutment including a second inside member and a second outside member, said second inside bridge member directly adjoining said second leg, said second inside member and said second outside member intersecting at a second apex point and established a generally inverted “V” shaped configuration, the distance between said first and second apex points generally equal to 60 mm, said first and second concave abutments disposed in a common plane generally perpendicular to said bottle support axis,
• an elongated adhesive strip, said elongated adhesive strip adhesively attached to said grip.

A method for sequentially administering ocular medication from the tip of a bottle to a patient's two eyes, said method comprising the steps of:

• placing the bottle into an eye drop assist apparatus having a first and a second nasal locators,
• abutting the first nasal locator against a patient's nose while concurrently aligning the tip of the bottle directly over a first eye of the patient,
• squeezing the bottle to forcibly expel at least one drop of ocular medication into the first eye,
• linearly translating the bottle so that the second nasal locator abuts against the patient's nose while concurrently aligning the tip of the bottle directly over a second eye of the patient, and
• squeezing the bottle again to forcibly expel at least one drop of ocular medication into the second eye.