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eye drops

American

Or eyedrops

plural noun

Medicine/Medical.

drops for use in the eyes, as to relieve discomfort or to dilate the pupils before an eye examination.

Etymology

Origin of eye drops

First recorded in 1935–40

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eye drops

Despite having an implant, eye drops and other protective measures, the force said her eye condition - which Luna was born with - meant she was always going to lose sight in the affected eye.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Regulators in Europe and the U.K. approved Sydnexis’s eye drops last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Prescription eye drops Alphagan and Combigan, chronic inflammation treatment Humira, and thyroid hormone replacement medication Synthroid are among the drugs AbbVie will offer on the portal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

She said she became sick and her vision got blurry without her prescribed eye drops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

And I guess I know why those eye drops are called True Sight.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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