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Eye Drops Treatment Report
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See also: Patanol
What is Eye Drops? Eye drops (artificial tears) are used to reduce both signs and symptoms of dry eye. Dry eye has many different causes, including being in a dry or windy environment, aging, hormonal changes, autoimmune diseases, certain types of medications, or contact lens wear.
Reasons Taken
37 patients in the community are taking or have taken Eye Drops.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dry eyes/burning eyes | 19 | 51% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| General health | 2 | 5% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 5% |
| Eye floaters | 1 | 2% |
| Glaucoma | 1 | 2% |
| Don't know | 1 | 2% |
| Vision | 1 | 2% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 2% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | 2% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Eye Drops or how long patients were taking Eye Drops before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 50% | 1 |
Dry eyes/burning eyes
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 4 |
Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)
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- dixie pixie
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by dixie pixie
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
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0 helpful marks
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- Dymond
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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by Dymond
Nov 06, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Dry eyes/burning eyes
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0 helpful marks