>> WELL, SOME SAY ONCE YOU LEARN ABOUT LIQUID LENSES, YOU MAY WANT TO CALL IT LIQUID
GOLD FOR THOSE OF US IN A
CERTAIN AGE BRACKET. REMEMBER
WHEN YOU NO PROBLEM SAYING AND
THEN ONE DAY?
>> YEAH. HAD TO BREAK DOWN AND
BY READING GLASSES. YEAH.
THERE’S A NEW EYE DROP,
THOUGH, RECENTLY APPROVED BY
THE FDA WHICH COULD ALLOW YOU
TO GET RID OF THOSE READING
GLASSES AND STILL SEE CLEARLY.
>> CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
LAUREN VERNO’S JOINING US NOW,
LAUREN. SO YOU ACTUALLY GOT TO
SEE THE DROPS WORK.
>> RIGHT BEFORE YOU WISE,
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES. I
SHOULD SAY I DID. I WILL TELL
YOU, MELANIE WAS MAD AT ME
THAT SHE DIDN’T GET TO THIS DO
THIS STORY BECAUSE SHE REALLY
WANTED TO TRY THE DROPS OUT
FOR HERSELF SHE WAS. SO SHE
CAME HARASSING ME. SHE WAS I
WANTED TO DO WHAT THE PERFECT
CANDIDATE. BUT I DID. WHILE
THE EXPERIENCE IS GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE FOR THE
WOMAN I MET, IT WAS WELL AN
EYE-OPENING ONE. LET ME ANSWER
2 QUESTIONS YOU LIKELY HAVE
RIGHT OFF THE BAT. YES. PEOPLE
WHO WEAR CONTACTS CAN USE THE
DROPS AND YES, IT WILL COST
YOU ABOUT $2 A DAY OUT OF YOUR
OWN POCKET. BUT AS YOU’RE
ABOUT TO FIND OUT, IT COULD BE
A VERY SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO
GET RID OF THESE. IT’S LIKE
TURNING ON A LIGHT IN A DARK
ROOM. THIS AREA IS GETTING
CLEARER. OKAY. YOU WERE SHARP
AS YOU CAN BE. THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.
MICHELLE BRADLEY SAYS SHE CAN
SEE CLEARLY IN FRONT OF HER
WITHOUT GLASSES OR CONTACTS.
I’M PRESSED TOPIC WHICH
HAPPENS WHEN YOU TURN 40?
>> AND WITH THAT. MY NEAR
VISION HAS JUST
>> GOING AWAY. AND DOCTOR,
CARTER SCHMIDT SAYS THAT’S
WHAT MAKES HER THE PERFECT
CANDIDATE FOR THESE NEW DROPS.
THE TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THESE ARE THEY SAFE YOU? ONE
OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS
YOU’RE GETTING OUT ABOUT DROPS
OF THE FIRST AND ONLY FDA
APPROVED JOBS FOR PRESBYOPIA
PRESS PIO IS THE GRADUAL LOSS
OF YOUR EYES IS ABILITY TO
FOCUS ON NEARBY OBJECTS. AND
IT’S A COMMON ISSUE. AS PEOPLE
GET OLDER AFFECTING NEARLY
128 MILLION AMERICANS AND IT
CAUSES THOSE ANNOYING LIFE
MOMENTS. SO WE ARE AT A
RESTAURANT YOU.
>> ALWAYS HAVE CONTACTS ARE
ALL SPARE READERS. THESE DROPS
ARE MEANT TO REPLACE THAT OR
AT LEAST IT SHOULD. IT’S A
RELATIVELY NEW DROP. SO WE
DON’T KNOW THE FINAL OUTCOME
OF THIS YET OR YOU WERE IN THE
INITIAL STAGES OF
>> DESCRIBING THIS. THE DROPS
ONLY HIT THE MARKET IN
DECEMBER AND I FOUND A HANDFUL
OF LOCAL DOCTORS, INCLUDING
DOCTOR SCHMIDT CURRENTLY
PRESCRIBING IT. BUT DON’T
EXPECT INSURANCE TO COVER IT.
>> THE COST YOU ABOUT 80 BUCKS
OUT OF POCKET. THEY SHOULD
LAST YOU THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
AND IT COMES IN A 5 MILILITERS
BOTTLE. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS
YOU ONLY NEED A SINGLE DROP,
ANY SHY TO IMPROVE CLOSE RANGE
VISION FOR 6 TO 10 HOURS AND
DOCTOR GULANI EXPLAINS THE
SCIENCE BEHIND THE DROP IS
SIMPLE. IT MIMICS THE EYE’S
NATURAL BILL NEED TO FOCUS. IT
INCREASES THE DEBT, THE FOCUS
LIKE A CAMERA AND HEALTH HAS
MAKES HIS SEAT A DIFFERENT
RANGES. AND DOCTOR SCHMIDT NOT
ONLY PRESCRIBES THE DROPS, HE
USES THAT HIMSELF. DID YOU
HAVE THAT AHA MOMENT WHEN YOU
REALLY FELT OKAY, THEN I DID
SEE IT. YES. SO WE ASKED
DOCTOR SCHMIDT DEFINED AS A
VOLUNTEER WHO WOULD BE A GOOD
CANDIDATE FOR THE DROPS. AND
WE WANTED TO BE SOMEONE WHO
HAD NEVER USED THEM BEFORE. I
NORMALLY ON WHICH LEADS US
BACK TO A SHOWER AFTER
REMOVING HER CONTACT LENSES.
SHE GRACIOUSLY LET HIS RECORD
THE EXPERIENCE OF USING THESE
DROPS. THE FIRST TIME.
>> AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO USE
THIS ONCE A DAY.
>> I WAS IF YOU ARE NOW. I DID
NOT FEEL ANY STINGING. I’M
JUST OPENING MY EYES NOW. I
FEEL NO SINGING AT ALL,
SHOCKED
>> WHILE THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY
IT COULD TAKE UP TO 15 MINUTES
TO WORK THE SHELL, NOTICE A
DIFFERENCE IN LESS THAN 5 ARM
SHOWER IN THE FALL. YOU ALL
RIGHTY. ARE YOU EXCITED? NOW
BECAUSE THE DROPS ARE ONLY
MEANT TO FIX BLURRING NEAR
VISION. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS
IT’S NOT GOING TO FIX ANY
OTHER EYE ISSUES. YOU MAY HAVE
FOR MICHELLE. THAT MEANS STILL
NEEDING TO PUT IN HER OTHER
CONTACTS FOR DISTANCE ISSUES.
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN
IMPROVEMENT. COULD NOT EVEN
SEE.
>> THE SECOND LINE WHEN BEFORE
PUT MY CONTACTS IN AND LIGHT.
>> A MINUTE AGO AND CONTACT
USERS CAN USE THE DROPS. AND
DOCTOR SCHMIDT SAYS YOU CAN
PUT YOUR CONTACT LENSES BACK
IN SAFELY. ABOUT 15 MINUTES
AFTER THE DROPS GOING.
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU FEEL
AMAZED.
>> DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
OTHER THAN AS I’VE SAID
BEFORE, THE STINGING.
>> SO PRETTY SURPRISED. ALL
JOKES ASIDE. YOU CAN TELL
MICHELLE WAS EXCITED BY HOW
WELL THE DROPS WERE WORKING.
DOCTOR ROOM TO LONNIE SAYS THE
PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS. A
COUPLE OF MINOR SIDE EFFECTS.
BASICALLY, I WOULD SAY MAYBE
REDNESS OF THE EYES AND
HEADACHE OF THE MOST, WHICH
MICHELLE SAYS IS NOT ENOUGH TO
KEEP HER FROM USING THESE
DROPS AGAIN.
>> NOW, AT THIS POINT, LIKE
WHAT LENSES ARE BY
PRESCRIPTION ONLY AND AGAIN,
ONLY MEANT TO CLEAR UP THAT
BLURRY VISION CLOSE-UP. SO
STACEY CHARK, YOU’LL NEED TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR
DOCTOR FIRST. DECIDE IF YOU’RE
A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THIS
BECAUSE AGAIN, IT’S NOT FOR
EVERYONE. IT’S NOT GOING TO
CURE EVERYTHING. BUT IF YOU’RE
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE, IT’S
REALLY EASY. THESE ARE KNOWING
WE CAN ALL AGREE. YES, THEY
ARE. BUT AND 6 TO 10 HOURS PER
DROP. I LIKE IT. I LONG. SO IS
THERE ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU
SHOULD NOT BE USING THESE
DROPS? YEAH. SO A PRETTY
MINOR. MOSTLY THE DRUG MAKER
DOES CAUTION AGAINST USING
THEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ARE
PERFORMING ACTIVITIES IN LOW
LIGHT. THEY REALLY RECOMMEND
IT, YOU KNOW, PUT A MAN BEFORE
DAY OF WORK. AND IF YOU’RE
SPECIAL, YOU’RE WORKING AT A
COMPUTER, THEY’RE LIKE, OK,
IT’S GOING TO WORK PRETTY WELL
FOR THE DAY. SO
>> WORTH IT. IF YOU CAN AFFORD
IT. ONE. AND IF IT’S THESE ARE
ENOUGH OF A BOTHER.
>> YEAH, INTERESTING STUFF.