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"Fresh water" the kind that comes from the tap has additives such as Fluorides. Eye drops are basically sterile water. Water alone is irritating to the eye. Tears are composed of water and salt so the eye drops that do not hurt, contain saline.

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Q: Why do your eyes sting and become red when you put fresh water in them and yet they do not when you put in eye drops?
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