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Contact Lenses Treatment Report
Category: Equipment
What is Contact Lenses?
Contact lenses are a a rigid circular shell with a soft hydrophilic skirt. When placed on the cornea, it acts as a refracting medium to focus light rays on the retina. It is used as an alternative to eye glasses to correct vision.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision difficulty | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Shortsightedness | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Keratoconus | 1 | 1 |
|
See all 2 patients currently using Contact Lenses
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Contact Lenses
| Light sensitivity (photophobia) | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry eyes | 1 | |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | |
| Keratitis | 1 | |
| Corneal Abrasion | 1 | |
| Hospitalization | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 1 |  |
|
| Doctor's advice | 1 | |
|
| Side effects too severe | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Contact Lenses
Always |
1 | 100% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
0 | 0% |
|
Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
|
Never |
0 | 0% |
|
Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Contact Lenses
Very |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
1 | 100% |
|
A little |
0 | 0% |
|
Not at all |
0 | 0% |
|
Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Contact Lenses
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
|
$50-99 |
1 | 100% |
|
$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
|
< $25 |
0 | 0% |
|
Report created on May 27, 2012.