“Are honey eye drops bad for the eyes?”
I want to lighten my eyes with honey and water eye drops. Is it bad for my eyes?
5 Answers
Yes
Very bad idea!!!!!
Jeffrey D. Gold, MD
Jeffrey D. Gold, MD
This is one of many suggested remedies from the natural therapy folks. Honey is generally pure and hopefully you will use clean water. This can soothe the eyes but will have no effect on clearing or lightening the eyes. If you have excess vessels on the surface and want to look good in pictures, any of the "gets the red out eye drops" can do this. They are drying so not useful on a regular basis. Hopefully, you are the only one who notices how your eyes look and most others probably think they look terrific.
Not a good idea, too much sugar, too high osmolality, and wrong Ph. It is a potential medium for infection.
Yes, it's dangerous to use non sterile solutions on your eyes as an infection could cause blindness
