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Reviewer: comgeek26, 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this after I'd had an iodine plaque put in and removed from my left eye. Up until I was prescribed the ointment I'd been taking the Tobradex drops, but a stitch was starting to come out of the scar and make it very sore, so they prescribed the ointment as a way (I guess) of speeding up the healing. It hasn't been sore since. I can move my eye around in all directions w
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Reviewer: earls413, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had eyelid surgery to remove a lump containg granulomas. I used this on my stitches and it helped with swelling and eased the appearance of scars. Has many uses but is expensive even with insurance.
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Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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We have no idea how this worked since the doctor put this in my mother's eye during a cornea transplant. She was charged 807.00 for one dose and Medicare refused to pay and she had to pay for the entire amount.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Mysterious inflammation in right eye for several days, cleared up in 24 hours with these drops although I used them for several more days! Inflammation did not seem like regular "pink eye" infection, just very red and semi-painful right eye. Did not spread to left eye. Great product!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)
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I used this med. on my daughters ear right after she had tubes put in her ears and it worked great. It not just for the eyes
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