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Reviewer: Barbara, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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I have used this medication for 3 days and have not seen any type of improvement. I'm beginning to think I'm having some type of reaction to it. The burning and pain is so bad when I use the drops (every two hours) I'm taking a ibuprophen about 15 minutes before hand to head off the pain. Eye is still very swollen, watering and painful. Lips have tingled and face itches. I'm 62 yea
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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So far I just finished day 4 of my treatment with these drops. So I can't really rate it effectively and perhaps I should of waited. Im told 2-3 weeks and the opthomologist said in 2 weeks I should be fine. I'm hoping for a miracle here. I've never had this before, and it came on 2 weeks ago. in left eye. Today as I was at a stop light, for the heck of it I closed my right eye to
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Reviewer: mzlizlizla, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Trifluridine healed my cornea! I tried taking it one day at a time, and when I think back it didn't take forever. Nothing is more important than my need to see!! With my Doctor and patience, we prevailed!!
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Reviewer: RickJ45, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have had this Infection of the Cornea of the Eye due to Herpes Simplex several times in the last 7 years. I've always used the "Brand" name of Viroptic and it worked perfectly. Within 10 days or less it was gone. However I am on Disability now and I have to use the Generic version of Viroptic, which is "trifluridine opht" by "Falcon Pharmaceuticals". This medica
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Reviewer: lg, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Pain began subsiding after about 3 applications!! So grateful for this treatment for this painful condidtion.
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