Keeping a simple eye drop log

A log doesn’t need an app. A note on your phone with a line a day is enough, and it answers the questions that are hard to recall from memory: when this started, how often you use drops, and whether things are getting better.

What to write down

• The date you opened the bottle.
• The day the symptoms started, which starts the clock on the label’s 72 hours.
• Each day’s doses, against the directions: Apply 1 drop 3 times per day in each eye.
• What made things worse or better: screens, wind, heating, a long drive.
• Any other product you put in your eyes, and when.

Why the 72 hours matters

Quell’s stop-use section ends with a time limit, and a dated note makes it easy to see when you have reached it. The full sentence is: Stop use and ask a doctor if you feel eye pain or changes in your vision, if irritation or redness continues, or if the condition worsens or persists for 72 hours.

Taking it to an appointment

A week of notes says more in a minute than a description from memory. Bring it with the carton, and see questions to ask your eye doctor for what to ask.

Keep it short

The point is a record you will actually keep. If a line a day feels like a chore, note only the days something changes.