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INSTILLATION OF FLUORESCEIN
To instill the fluorescein, have the
patient look down, rest your wrist
on the patient's forehead and
grasp the upper lid with the index
finger over the lashes. The patient
should not be able to blink. With
the patient still looking down,
pull the lid up and gently lay the
flat side of the strip against the
conjunctiva. Do not rub the
fluorescein strip across the eye.
Gently lift it off and release the
patient's lid.
Do not use a dry fluorescein strip
or dab the fluorescein strip against
the lower lid as this unnecessarily
irritates the patient and causes
reflex tearing.