New, Innovative Easy Drop Glasses from Lunovus Help Ensure Easier, More Precise Eye Drop Applications
Oct 8, 2020
In order to be effective, however, eye drops have to be used correctly. And, when a patient isn’t confident in their ability to carry out at-home eye drop applications, they may not stay compliant with the treatment plan their doctor gives them.
Why Patients Might Not Be Able to Apply Their Own Eye Drops
There are a number of relatable reasons a patient may struggle with putting in eye drops themselves:There are a number of relatable reasons a patient may struggle with putting in eye drops themselves:
- Discomfort with holding objects — even a contact lens — close to their eye, causing a natural “wincing” reaction
- Eye sensitivity due to their current eye condition
- Dexterity issues or a non-optical condition such as Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, or carpal tunnel can cause a patient to have unsteady hand control
All the training in the world won’t help some people when it comes to sensitivity around their eyes, and even assistance from someone at the time of applications may not help enough to resolve the issue.
Minimizing Waste, Maximizing Patient Success
Eye drops, especially with a prescription, can be expensive. When medicine gets spilled, or when patients skip doses out of frustration, money is wasted, and patients can feel misled when their treatment doesn’t work as well as it should have. In fact, some patients will simply give up and stop using their drops, which can have severe negative consequences on both their eye health and on the safety of the procedure if they’re using drops prior to surgery.
At Lunovus, we’ve heard from doctors who worry that their patients’ difficulties using drops may be affecting the outcome of their treatment. In response, we engineered a pair of glasses to be a stabilizing barrier that can hold a bottle of eye drops a safe distance from the eye and allow the patient to easily aim the drops. Easy Drop Glasses are a new way for all types of patients to easily use their eye drops as directed, without wasting a single drop.
In order to be effective, however, eye drops have to be used correctly. And, when a patient isn’t confident in their ability to carry out at-home eye drop applications, they may not stay compliant with the treatment plan their doctor gives them.
Why Patients Might Not Be Able to Apply Their Own Eye Drops
There are a number of relatable reasons a patient may struggle with putting in eye drops themselves:There are a number of relatable reasons a patient may struggle with putting in eye drops themselves:
- Discomfort with holding objects — even a contact lens — close to their eye, causing a natural “wincing” reaction
- Eye sensitivity due to their current eye condition
- Dexterity issues or a non-optical condition such as Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, or carpal tunnel can cause a patient to have unsteady hand control
All the training in the world won’t help some people when it comes to sensitivity around their eyes, and even assistance from someone at the time of applications may not help enough to resolve the issue.
Minimizing Waste, Maximizing Patient Success
Eye drops, especially with a prescription, can be expensive. When medicine gets spilled, or when patients skip doses out of frustration, money is wasted, and patients can feel misled when their treatment doesn’t work as well as it should have. In fact, some patients will simply give up and stop using their drops, which can have severe negative consequences on both their eye health and on the safety of the procedure if they’re using drops prior to surgery.
At Lunovus, we’ve heard from doctors who worry that their patients’ difficulties using drops may be affecting the outcome of their treatment. In response, we engineered a pair of glasses to be a stabilizing barrier that can hold a bottle of eye drops a safe distance from the eye and allow the patient to easily aim the drops. Easy Drop Glasses are a new way for all types of patients to easily use their eye drops as directed, without wasting a single drop.
Introducing Easy Drop Glasses
The Easy Drop Glasses fit like a normal pair of glasses. In each lens are three precisely placed holes, which comfortably fit different The Easy Drop Glasses fit like a normal pair of glasses. In each lens are three precisely placed holes, which comfortably fit different dropper sizes and eye positions. Using Easy Drop Glasses is safe, simple, sterile, and effective. Patients just follow these three steps:
- Put your dropper through the Easy Drops lens opening that best fits your eye drops bottle
- Gently tilt your head back and hold your eye open with your free hand
- Apply the drops; blink and repeat as per the instructions from your physician or on the bottle
Because Easy Drop Glasses enable your patients to struggle less with their eye drops, patient compliance and treatment efficacy will increase.
Easy Drop Glasses Provide:
- Simple, precise, and portable application, even when the patient is on the go
- A dropper holder for patients who struggle to keep the dropper still, or to simultaneously hold their eye open
- Flexibility for patients with different-sized bottles or eye positions
Easy Drops Glasses are a highly useful, inexpensive way to provide significant assistance to your patients who may be having difficulties with their eye drop regimen. Call us today at 205-407-1075 or click below to learn more about bringing Easy Drops to your practice today!
