I have previously mentioned this oddity in passing, but this time I decided to take a picture\ of the drops that I use for my dry eyes (blepharitis),
NOT MY EYE but my drops 🥸😁😉 |
Blepharitis is a common, chronic inflammation of the eyelids, typically caused by clogged oil glands at the base of the eyelashes or an overgrowth of harmless bacteria. Symptoms include red, itchy, swollen eyelids, flaky skin, crusted lashes, and a gritty burning sensation. |
The two bottles contain the same volume — 10ml for an exorbitant price — but they are manufactured differently, which I find extremely odd.
The right model requires a squeeze worthy of Charles Atlas to extricate a drop. On the other hand the one on the left pours copious gushers with the lightest of touches.
When I spend a month squeezing hard on the right bottle and then switch to the free-flowing model, conditioned reflex tends to take over, and I swear that I squeeze half the bottle out on my first few applications before I adjust.
I cannot fathom why they manufacture two different bottles, but I think I would prefer the easy-flow version as long as they would stick to it and not continually switching it up. It is very easy to confuse me, and people need to take my muddled brain into account.
I had to put drops in my hubby's eyes for him because he just couldn't do it. I have no problem doing mine.
ReplyDeleteDoing your own is pretty hard to do. I think we always had the easy flow one.
Husband uses similar eye drops but his are easy droppers.
ReplyDeleteThat manufacturing technique is absolutely bizarre. I've used systane too, but not sure if it's this version.
ReplyDeleteI've worn lenses for years, and yes the bottles are so frustrating. Who would ever want that hard to squeeze a drop out bottle?
ReplyDeleteI am terrible at applying any drops like that.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating image! As for the drops, I like the easy flow bottle so that we can more control the drops? With the harder to squeeze bottle, hard on the hands but at least they are getting the exercise, says I smiling. Maybe the gusher is a marketing ploy to use the drops faster. I would love to be in one of those board rooms to hear them coming up with these bottles. Perhaps I'm being a little cynical.
ReplyDeleteThat's really strange why they are so different.
ReplyDeleteI take so many meds that I get confused all the time!
ReplyDeleteI use the same stuff. Expensive but nothing like the prescription drops recommended by my eye doctor--$1,000 and change. Can't do that and the OTC ones do a reasonable job.
ReplyDeleteMy glaucoma drops come in different bottles, depending what manufacturer my pharmacy is getting them from from month to month. The bottle shaped like the one on the right in your photo is REALLY hard to get that droplet out of!
ReplyDeleteGood design is often invisible, until it isn't. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThere are other similar products. I have an atomiser that's hard to control.
ReplyDeleteMy pet peeve is the new television remote controls. The old ones were boring rectacular boxes with a great center of gravity. The new ones are all curvy with rounded parts and it's too easy to flip the whole thing over onto the floor. If you are trying to tap a button. Something that would have been completely doable on the old ones. Enough with the design and changes for its own sake! Do you think this means we are getting old? LOL
ReplyDeleteI agree with the difficulty of using eye drops. I use Pataday, now no need for a prescription. But the bottles are so tiny I have a hard time just grasping. Then squeezing is a bit haphazard.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh at the description of the bottle that needs a workout before it gives up a drop. It is strange how something as simple as packaging can make such a difference to a daily routine. I would definitely prefer the easy-flow one too, especially when you are using it regularly.
ReplyDeleteI think they go with whoever offers them the cheapest option. Which makes it a hassle on the user end. I hate the way they keep switching up childproof caps! They might as well call them old-people-proof.
ReplyDeleteThat does not make sense. I haven't had to put drops in my eyes but my Basset had glaucoma and needed daily drops. He was cooperative so it was no problem.
ReplyDeleteI'm not good with any squeeze bottles, especially when they call for exactly 2 or 3 drops. The bottles are annoyingly finicky.
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