Barb, you said: << ya REALLY don't wanna have them drops running down yer CHEEK instead of making it into your eyes! >> I just learned a good trick. I have a tremor and the eye drops were raining down on my face instread of getting in the eye. TRICK: Rest the dispenser on the bridge of the nose with just the point over the eyeball. That steadies the bottle and ts it in just about the right sot to hit the eyeball.. Re Preservatives. I'm not sure if the ointment has preservatives in it or not, but what is the danger of preservatives in the ointment oreven in the drops? Sid