eye drops

plural noun

ˈī-ˌdräps 

variants or less commonly eyedrops

: a medicated solution for the eyes that is applied in drops

—usually singular and hyphenated when used before another noun

Most cases of chronic glaucoma are treated with eye-drop medications that reduce pressure in the eye.

—Oz Hopkins Koglin

Examples of eye drops in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 2 million bottles of prednisolone eye drops have been recalled due to a possible foreign substance. — Jenna Anderson, Health, 13 July 2026

These preservative-free eye drops get the job done without any suspicious chemicals. — Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Unlike standard eye drops that get washed away by tears within minutes, living eye drops use bacteria that colonize the eye and continuously release therapeutic proteins after a single application. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

Combination eye drops help by targeting both mechanisms. — Neelam Patadia, The Conversation, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eye drops

• countertops
• mountaintops
• backdrops
• bookshops
• cyclops
• desktops
• dewdrops
• esops
• hilltops
• housetops
• hydrops
• laptops

Medical Definition

eye drops

noun plural

variants also eyedrops

ˈī-ˌdräps 

: a medicated solution for the eyes that is applied in drops

eye-drop

-ˌdräp 

adjective

or eyedrop