Terms of Use

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

The Dry Eye Foundation (“DEF”) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, quality or completeness of any of the information on this website. DEF does not have independent knowledge about the safety of any eye drop. DEF does not provide medical advice.

**By using this website, you agree that you take sole responsibility for your medical decisions, including the use or discontinuation of any medication mentioned on this website. ** Please take all steps necessary to ascertain the relevant facts before making any decisions about over-the-counter medications, including consulting an eye care professional. Due to the inherent complexity of over-the-counter drug regulations, we also encourage users to contact the Food and Drug Administration directly.

OVER-THE-COUNTER, NOT PRESCRIPTION

This website discusses only over-the-counter medications, not prescription medications.

EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY

“Are my eye drops safe?” is an educational website whose sole purpose is to improve access to publicly available information pertaining to eye drops safety. The information presented here is aggregated from sources which include:

• DailyMed, the National Library of Medicine’s database of the most recently submitted drug labels, including over-the-counter drugs;
• the Food and Drug Administration’ (fda.gov);
• the Code of Federal Regulations; and
• eye drop manufacturer and distributor websites