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What is Glasses / contacts?

Eyeglasses or contact lenses, also called corrective lenses, are used to help a person see more clearly.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Shortsightedness 4 1 Efficacy_major
to read 3 0
Blurry vision 1 0
Astigmatism 1 0
Vision difficulty 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
To read print, especially prescription directives 1 0

See all 13 patients currently using Glasses / contacts

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Glasses / contacts

Dry eyes 1

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Glasses / contacts

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Glasses / contacts

Always
 3 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Glasses / contacts

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Glasses / contacts

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 50%
$25-49
 1 50%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 23, 2012.