May one place thick eye salve (kilor) on the eye on Erev Shabbat when it will continue acting as medicine on Shabbat?

ShabbatErev Shabbat

Synopsis

The Mechaber permits applying thick eye salve before Shabbat even though it is forbidden to apply it on Shabbat itself, since the application occurred before Shabbat and the healing continues passively.

Early Acharonim
Lenient
Strict
Lesser cited
Major authority

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