I am a student doing research on glaucoma, and a new drug delivery system.
It is basically a contact lens that delivers the needed drug to the eye.
If you are a glaucoma sufferer, would you use this? Do you currently wear
contacts and have glaucoma? What are your general reactions to this?
M.C. - 16 Mar 2004 22:09 GMT
> I am a student doing research on glaucoma, and a new drug delivery system.
> It is basically a contact lens that delivers the needed drug to the eye.
>
> If you are a glaucoma sufferer, would you use this? Do you currently wear
> contacts and have glaucoma? What are your general reactions to this?
If I wore contacts I would certainly consider it -- it sounds like an
interesting approach.
However, since I don't wear contacts I wouldn't switch *to* contacts
from glasses unless there was some huge advantage over eyedrops.
And if I didn't need glasses at all, I doubt if I would opt for
non-correcting contacts whose sole function was to deliver medication.
Laura - 17 Mar 2004 01:10 GMT
If this resulted in a more effective delivery of the drugs that would
control my IOP better, I might consider it, provided it didn't
negatively affect my vision. I've worn contacts before. They're a
royal pain, but so is my IOP problem.
>I am a student doing research on glaucoma, and a new drug delivery system.
>It is basically a contact lens that delivers the needed drug to the eye.
>
>If you are a glaucoma sufferer, would you use this? Do you currently wear
>contacts and have glaucoma? What are your general reactions to this?
Sherry - 17 Mar 2004 01:42 GMT
> I am a student doing research on glaucoma, and a new drug delivery
> system. It is basically a contact lens that delivers the needed drug
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> currently wear contacts and have glaucoma? What are your general
> reactions to this?
First of all, I don't *suffer* from glaucoma. I live with glaucoma.
To say one "suffers" from a disease or condition is such a victim
mentality!
I hated contacts when I tried to wear them. I saw great but couldn't
handle those things floating around in my eyes.
Contacts are a moot point for me now anyway since I've had bilateral
trabeculectomeis and can't wear them because of the blebs.
Sherry
Ed Patterson - 17 Mar 2004 01:59 GMT
I do not use contact lenses. If you could show longer persistence or
more reliability of medication when applied under a contact lens then
you have a sales advantage. I am an engineer and always interested new
methods if they are truly an improvement.
Ed Patterson
>I am a student doing research on glaucoma, and a new drug delivery system.
>It is basically a contact lens that delivers the needed drug to the eye.
>
>If you are a glaucoma sufferer, would you use this? Do you currently wear
>contacts and have glaucoma? What are your general reactions to this?
\( TN Artist, trish,tn \) - 17 Mar 2004 07:38 GMT
So Robin, If you take 2 Meds --would you need to change twice --?
Unless my DR. was Really enthused about them --I think NOT I wan't happy
with them when I did wear them .