Ganciclovir ophthalmic for Herpes Simplex Dendritic Keratitis User Reviews
Brand names: Zirgan
Ganciclovir ophthalmic has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 6 reviews for the treatment of Herpes Simplex Dendritic Keratitis. 67% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.
- Anonymous
- September 5, 2010
Zirgan (ganciclovir) "I got this medicine after viral infection post surgery. The medicine worked well enough ONCE I got it into my eye. It was very difficult to get the drops out of the bottle without getting too much. The drops would just hang on the end. Very infuriating."
- Js121
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 27, 2015
Zirgan (ganciclovir) "I am back to talk about my 16 month son. Actually this medication seens to work really well. After the first day using 5 drops daily I already notice the improvement. Now it's been a week since we started him on Zirgan I took him to the doctor yesterday and the lesions on his eye are healed. He still has some sensitivity to light but I'm really happy with the results. Now we're going to start him on prolensa x2 daily. Hopefully by the end of the week he'll be a 100% again."
- Jks...
- October 19, 2015
Zirgan (ganciclovir) "I just started Zirgan today for my 16 month son. Very frustrating that he was on viroptic for 3 weeks and steroid eye drop for 1 week but the infection came back. Hopefully this new drug will work, I don't want him to lose his vision. His been fighting this for over 1 month now. First time we find out we took him to the hospital he stayed there for 1 week with IV medications. His eyes is swollen, red, very sensitive to light with watery discharge. I got a free sample from my doctor but seems that won't last long, even though I got the drop on his eyes was very difficult to come out for been a gel and he is a baby keep moving what makes difficult to get the drop in without squeezing too much."
- Renee
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 18, 2020
Zirgan (ganciclovir) "I squeeze one drop on to the end of a Q-tip. Then apply gel into eye by pulling down lower lid and sliding Q-tip on edge of lower lid for gel. Easy."
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- Justin
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 14, 2018
Zirgan (ganciclovir) "This is the best thing for yours eyes if you suffer from this. The only downside is $280 a tube. The money is worth it !!"
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 9, 2022
Zirgan (ganciclovir) "This medicine works great! 5X a day for a week, then 3X a day. Is it still being produced? It is impossible to find. We found 1 tube and then pharmacy said they can't get it anymore. Help!"
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Zirgan (ganciclovir) "I appreciate this drug. It is an improvement over previous products used for this condition. Using this product 5 times a day with 2 refills (about a 2 week treatment course) at the out of pocket expense of nearly $1000.00, it certainly could be more effective. I have to choose between eating or retaining my eyesight, both of which are quality of life issues. Please work on the cost of this drug for the consumer!"