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Is honey mixed with water a good idea for eye drops?

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Innocuous: This can be used as an eye wash. There is no therapeutic benefit however, so it will not cure anything going on with the eyes.

Answered 3/17/2016

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Is honey mixed with water a good idea for eye drops?

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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

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