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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.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Dry eyes | 103 | 18 |
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| Allergies | 6 | 3 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 4 | 1 |
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| General health | 4 | 1 |
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| Itchy eyes | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Burning sensation in eyes | 2 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Eye Drops
| Blurry vision | 1 | |
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| Burning sensation in eyes | 1 | |
| Gritty feeling in eyes | 1 | |
| Hospitalization | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 7 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 5 | |
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| Not indicated | 2 | |
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| Expense | 1 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 1 | |
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| 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 Eye Drops
Always |
13 | 52% |
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Usually |
5 | 20% |
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Sometimes |
7 | 28% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Eye Drops
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
4 | 16% |
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A little |
4 | 16% |
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Not at all |
17 | 68% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Eye Drops
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
12 | 100% |
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