Empty Nest, April 2014 by Appen Media Group

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Surgeons on the cutting edge of technology once again The surgeons at Milan Eye Center have taken another step towards the modernization of cataract surgery. Milan Eye Center is very excited to announce the launch of our new App - ‘Easy Drops’ for our patients. ‘Easy Drops’aims to simplify eye drop regimens, educate the patient and pro-

mote better outcomes through better compliance. The App is free and available for iPhones and iPads. Support for Android devices will be upcoming. After having performed thousands of cataract surgery, we have come to learn from our patients that the most difficult part of having cata-

ract, pterygium, or glaucoma surgery is the eye drop regimen that follows. When both eyes are operated upon – which is common with cataract surgery – keeping up with three to four different eye drops to be taken at different times of the day in two different eyes can get quite confusing, even for the most

Eye Drop Schedule. Changed. Forever. The surgeons at Milan Eye Center have taken another step towards the modernization of cataract surgery, with the launch of our new App - ‘Easy Drops’. ‘Easy Drops’ aims to simplify eye drop regimens, educate the patient and promote better outcomes through better compliance.

organized. Paper charts designed to help the patient keep track of their eye drops can get lost, aren’t convenient to carry everywhere and are, otherwise, an inefficient mechanism. The ‘Easy Drops’ App automates your eye drop regimen once your surgical dates are inputed. The App also allows patients to get driving directions to the surgery center or clinic, have one touch access to emailing the practice as well as educational videos for perusal. You can even read about your surgeon, learn about new surgical procedures like ‘Bladeless cataract surgery’ and easily share the App with friends and family who may be involved in helping the patient with eye drops after surgery. The interface has been designed with our patients in mind and is intuitive, easy and straightforward. This App has been made available by Dr. Patel and Dr. Desai exclusively to the patients of Milan Eye Center.

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