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Brand Names: BioTears, Clear Eyes, Natural Tears, Pantene, Pataday, Preservision, RefreshTears, Systane
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

23 patients in the community are taking or have taken Eye Drops.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 13 56%
General health 2 8%
Dry eyes/burning eyes 2 8%
disease-related symptoms 2 8%
Eye floaters 1 4%
Eye movement difficulty 1 4%
Vision 1 4%

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Eye Drops or how long patients were taking Eye Drops before stopping.

Currently taking Eye Drops

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
3
0
3
0
11

Stopped taking Eye Drops

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Eye Drops (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%


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