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What is Eyeglasses?

Category: Equipment

Most popular types: Reading glasses Transitions Lenses

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See also: Transitions Lenses

Correction for vision impairments.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Vision problems 41 13
General health 34 7
Blurry vision 28 9
Shortsightedness 18 5
Increase effect of another treatment 6 4

Show all 36 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1011 patients that have used Eyeglasses

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 2
Mild 12
None 51

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Eyeglasses

Side effect Patients Percentage
Eye strain 5
Headaches 2
Blurry vision 1
Fatigue 1
Sore eyes 1

Why patients stopped taking Eyeglasses

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 6
Expense 2
Did not seem to work 1
See all 9 patients who've stopped using Eyeglasses

Duration

Stopped using Eyeglasses

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
6 months - 1 year 1
2 - 5 years 2
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 48
Usually 11
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 6
A little hard to take 21
Not at all hard to take 36
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 5
$100-199 0
$50-99 1
$25-49 3
< $25 13
Not specified 43
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8 patient evaluations for Eyeglasses

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Mar 1, 2011 (Started Sep 07, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Vision)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 9, 2010 (Started Sep 28, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Vision)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vision problems)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 17, 2010 (Started Aug 23, 1970)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for blurry vision)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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