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eye drops; ophthalmic solution; ophthalmic medicine
Liquid medication applied directly to the eyes. The formal medical term for what is colloquially called 目薬.
点眼薬を一日三回使用してください。
Please use the eye drops three times a day.
医師から処方された点眼薬を忘れずに差しましょう。
Don't forget to apply the eye drops prescribed by the doctor.
花粉症の季節になると、アレルギー用の点眼薬が薬局でよく売れる。
When hay fever season arrives, allergy eye drops sell well at pharmacies.
Compound of 点眼 ('instilling drops in the eye') and 薬 ('medicine'). The formal pharmaceutical and medical term for eye drops. In everyday conversation, 目薬 is far more common.
USAGE:
- Used on product packaging, in medical instructions, and by healthcare professionals
- Patients speaking with doctors may hear this term, but would typically say 目薬 themselves
- The verb for applying eye drops is 差す or 点眼する
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 点眼薬を差す: to apply eye drops
- 点眼薬を処方する: to prescribe eye drops
- 抗菌点眼薬: antibacterial eye drops
- 市販の点眼薬: over-the-counter eye drops
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 目薬: eye drops — the everyday word, used in casual conversation
- 外用薬: external medicine — any medication applied to the body's surface, not taken internally
- 点鼻薬: nasal drops — analogous compound for nose medication