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    Condition: Pink Eye from Bacterial Infection
    11/7/2019 6:33:09 AM

    Reviewer: Pink eye, 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:
    When applied, it doesn’t feel like it’s spreading in the eye like eye drops. It is messy and make the eye look like a greasy mess. It was not effective at all for me where drops usually begin working right away. My eye looks worse after using this for an entire day and my other eye is showing signs of infection now too.

    Condition: Pink Eye from Bacterial Infection
    5/15/2019 11:59:09 AM

    Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    If there is an oral version of this, why in the world am I putting what feels like Neosporin directly into my eye? Gooey. Greasy. Blurry. Chance of contaminating the tip of the tube. It's hard to put in your second eye when your first eye is completely blurry and feels like sand. Give me drops. Give me pills. I promise I'll take them on time, for twice as long if I don't have to deal ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Pink Eye from Bacterial Infection
    8/31/2018 5:44:45 PM

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

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    it's a gooey greasy mineral-oil gel just like over the counter triple-antibiotic ointment at the dollar store, except you get a lot less and it costs a lot more. I went to the doctor asking for liquid antibiotic 'drops' that would be easy to use, but she prescribed this junk instead. A new sterile tube of triple antibiotic ointment (without any anti-pain additive) is really the same as ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Pink Eye from Bacterial Infection
    6/13/2016 7:49:32 PM

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

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    Awkward to use. Goopy right after application. Exceptionally effective for me! I got it on Friday afternoon and both eyes were screaming red and super inflamed and puffy. By Sunday morning my pink eye had completely cleared up and my eyes were white again. I am still using it now (on Monday) but I'm a believer of its effectiveness!

    Condition: Pink Eye from Bacterial Infection
    2/28/2015 10:59:13 PM

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

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    Eyes looked way better after one day of using this. Pink eye cleared up after a couple days. Its annoying to drop gel into the eyelid, but whatever, it worked!

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