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What is Sunglasses?

Many patients use sunglasses to reduce the discomfort associated with photosensitivity.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Light sensitivity (photophobia) 43 2 Efficacy_major
Vision 18 3 Efficacy_major
Other 5 2 Efficacy_major
General health 4 0
Optic nerve inflammation (Optic neuritis) 4 1 Efficacy_major
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 2 0

See all 82 patients currently using Sunglasses

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Sunglasses

Eye strain 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Sunglasses. See all 32 dosages ►

  1hours as needed daily 1other as needed 1 other daily 1 mg daily 1 hr daily 2 hr daily 4 hr daily 12 hr daily 200 other daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 7 Number of Patients: 7 27 Number of Patients: 27 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Sunglasses

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sunglasses

Always
 6 67%
Usually
 3 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sunglasses

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 11%
A little
 3 33%
Not at all
 5 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sunglasses

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

Report created on May 27, 2012.