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    Condition: Other
    12/5/2016 4:49:17 PM

    Reviewer: Unhappy patient, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    I went to the doctor for some slight redness in the corners outside of my eye. I thought it was dry skin but it wouldn't go away. After 24 hours of using this product my eyes were swollen and blood red. It was painful to move my eye. I went back and a different doctor said it shouldn't have been prescribed. It's a very harsh antibiotic and said to discontinue and my eyes would get ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Other
    10/9/2013 10:22:50 PM

    Reviewer: 65-74 Female (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 2

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    It is very difficult to have this very thick ointment slide into the eye with out a lot of waste and it is impossible to keep the tube from touching the eyelid. One needs to use the end of the tube to make it stay in the eye lid. Not a pleasant experience. I am using it only once a day because of this. Why is it not supplied in drops?

    Condition: Other
    9/8/2011 5:32:42 PM

    Reviewer: Indite_this, 19-24 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I had a horrible stye on my left upper eyelid. It turned into a white head after applying a warm compress. I got this stuff for prescription and put it on and after 30 minutes it bursted on its own. This stuff works for me!

    Condition: Other
    4/4/2010 9:58:07 AM

    Reviewer:

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 2

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    Went to the doctor, my eye was starting to get swollen and it hurt a little when i blinked. He said nothing was wrong, to take this gentamicin sulfate and applyu heat to my eye. the next morning I woke up with a shut and swollen eye. It was so bad that my eye brow was doing the quizzical raise. I'm not sure if it would be any better than airplane glue.

    Condition: Other
    3/15/2010 4:19:09 PM

    Reviewer: Beavis, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I had an ear infection for over a year. The Doc tried several oral courses of anti-biotics finaly tried these drops, 4 drops twice a day for a week infection was gone.

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