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Reviewer: Fire in the eye, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this medicine for a stye in one eye. I stopped wearing my contacts and all makeup for this treatment. My eyes by the 3rd day looked like slits, like they were closing up. On the 4th day, it felt like fire touched my eyes when I put the ointment on and my eyes have been irritated and burning even though I stopped using the medicine...today is day 6 and my eyes are not any better an
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Reviewer: Linda, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had a stye in my eye. After applying warm compresses to the eye and then using Gentak my eye got 10 times worst. Extremely inflamed and almost shut the eye.
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