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Reviewer: Just me, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have a stye/cyst inside eye socket that used to be a stye. Tried Tobradex for 5 weeks, didnt work. 2nd day of this omnipred, it burns and stings I hate to use it. Was told 4 times a day for a month. Just read the dangers and I am worried. I notice a dry eye now, but the intense itchiness is gone. I just have to tolerate the 3-4 minutes of stinging, not sure if its a fair trade. I am 51 yrs old,
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Reviewer: Elmo, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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My mom received this drop when she complained of extream dry eyes. She was told by her doctor to use this drop 2-4 times a day. She'd been on it for almost 20 days and she woke up with EXTREAM eye pain, headache and all sorts of issues...two days later the same thing. She went to a specialist and they said she shouldn't have ever been put on this med. for her problem. This is crazy...
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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I used a few days before surgery for glaucoma and couple of weeks after surgery to prevent infection. As far as I know, it worked. I also had the white film on my bottom lid which I had to remove. My question is did this make anyone else gain weight that they could not lose?
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Reviewer: penguin, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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What was first diagnosed as an ulcer with a tear, was later found to be Nodular Scleritis, of unknown systemic origin.First treated with Vigamox to no avail, then agressively with Omnipred, 1 drop every hour for 16 hours,then every 2 hours for the next 3 days. I am getting some relief from the pain and the trobbing (when bending over) is has lessened. I have have been told that this medication can
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Reviewer: redeyes, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I had cataract surgery on my right eye in November, and the left eye in December. I was given Omnipred to use. Four drops daily for four weeks. After I stopped using the drops my eyes became sensitive to light and the eye became extremely painful. I am still using the drops in both eyes. I am down to one drop a day in the right eye and the pain and sensitivity is back. I had to go back to two drop
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