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What is Prism Glasses?

The prism turns the page to a 90 degree angle right before your eyes, eliminating the need for head movement. Lie on your back with your head upon the pillow as normal, and you'll be able to read the book which rests comfortably on your chest.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Double vision (diplopia) 12 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 2 0
Blurry vision 1 0
Parkinson's Disease 1 0

See all 19 patients currently using Prism Glasses

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Prism Glasses

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Prism Glasses

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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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Prism Glasses

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prism Glasses

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 2 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prism Glasses

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

Report created on May 27, 2012.