Question: My HYLO eyedrops are dispensed by Pump Action; it doesn't need squeezing or gravity.  

[![Bottle of eyedrops](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iaU15m.jpg "Click photo for full size.")](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iaU15.jpg)

I usually must instill eyedrops myself; nobody can help me. But I miss too often.

### Method 1: Vertical drop in eyes, while staring at the ceiling and lying on my back.

1.1. I wash my hands.

1.2. I lie flat on my back (on the couch or ground). I then stare at the dispenser's opening.

1.3. [My right eye (OS) is dominant](https://www.diyphotography.net/a-neat-trick-to-determine-your-dominant-eye/). So I instill left eye first (OD), while keeping open OS:

[![Instruction diagram](https://i.stack.imgur.com/U3Z8f.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/U3Z8f.jpg)

1.4. After closing both eyes for 5 mins, I keep OS open when instilling OD.

1.5. Difficulty: The drop lands on an eyelash, or the Upper or Lower Eyelid.

### Method 2: Squirt in eyes, while standing and in front of mirror.

2.1. I stand in front of a mirror to witness my aim.

2.2. Same as 1.3. I aim the dispenser at the caruncle:

[![Image of actual application of drops](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wTu8mm.png "Click photo for full size.")](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wTu8m.png)

2.3. Difficulty: Because I'm standing, most of the drop falls out the eye.

Answer: 
As a contact lense wearer, I modified the method for inserting a contact lense for this purpose. For me it works pertty great.

1. Pull your eyelids wide open with your forefinger and middle finger, with your palm being in the plane of your face. (In my experience this is much more effective and convenient than using your thumb- and forefinger.)
2. Face the sky with your head (no need to lie down), and stare straight forward, so your iris is around the center of your eye
3. Position the eyedrop where it's point is (blurredly) seen at the center of your field of vision. This means it's right above your iris. Bring it as close as you feel comfortable. With some experience this can be pretty close - centimeter close.
4. Apply the drop.
5. ???
6. Profit.
I don't use eyedrops, but it doesn't make sense to aim at the caruncle - this is the place where tears discharge and if you put the drop there it will, naturally, fall out immediately. (Keep in mind that the tear gland is located at the further top side of the eye and you want to mimick that as much as possible when you apply eyedrops.) So I'd suggest you stand in front of the mirror, draw your lower eyelid away from your eye and aim, in the pocket formed, at the furthermost side from the caruncle (so that the drops would spread well before discharging at the caruncle). Tilt your head back right after this if you think it's necessary.