Vuity Eyedrops. How well do they work? First Impressions from an Ophthalmologist. 

Most detailed review I have found on Vuity. Thank you.

I appreciate the time spent on this review and the thoroughness and honest evaluation of the effects of Vuity eye drops. Your channel is my #1 source of info when I need eye advice.

I tried VUITY waited about ten minutes and it worked for me. I could see pretty clearly. The only thing is it only lasted about three hours. I noticed with your demonstration the stuff you could see was black on white only. The receipt and the eye chart. EDIT: I also have blue eyes

Thank you,Dr..Wong for this view of this eye drop.I did Not thin,it would be that effective,as I thought " new" products of medications,are something I do Not automatically trust nor think,will work right away.My experience with the pharmaceutical companies,is affected by own critical thinking skills,and Aldo,with a cautious view of the drug industry.I am a healthcare professional myself,Dr.Wong,and I very much appreciate your invaluable assessment of this eye drop.Sincerely,Nancy,Missouri.

I’m so excited for multiple reasons like learning out how to leave a comment ( still don’t know how on tv) first off. 🤣 To have someone to take time to explain and demonstrate in such detail is a beautiful thing . I am most excited that there might be an answer to my problem. I’m a type of person that can’t keep up with glasses I take them off and on off and on off and on I just have a very hard time dealing with the reading glasses and I’m not like other people I really really struggle I can have 20 pair glasses and I still can’t find a pair . It’s beyond frustrating. Needing reading glasses has changed who I am and my quality of life. I don’t know if it’s because I’m ADHD or not but because I’m so inadequate about wearing glasses it makes me just avoid it. I get something to hang around my neck and I just rip them off without even consciously knowing it. I put finger prints all over them I lay lens side down to scratch. I know what I’m supposed to do and not do. Don’t touch the lens and so on but I just never have the thought I’m taking off my glasses I’m not even aware of it so while this might be convenient and cosmetically nice it could potentially life changing for me

Terrific evaluation. Thank you.

I was hoping you'd address the use of the drops with contacts.

Excellent video. Thank you!

for floaters, you already have eye drops or treatment other than vitrectomy.

Hi Doc Shannon, im almost 50 and living here in the Philippines. Not sure if we have the technology already to do eye lens implant. May I know how much that surgery cost?

Hi Doctor! I am starting to show early signs of cataract on both eyes. Do you think I can still use this?

How many bottles we have to use. Is it for long time or only till we use after that we loose sight

My age is 16 can I use it I have spectacles please reply

I have been messing with pin hole glasses . When I wear them I can read tiny print . Any idea why that works ?

I've been on this for 25 days. No change yet, but have blood shot eyes that I have to use other drops, to clear. (brown eyes).

how to order?

I heard that using Vuity Eyedrops gives you superhuman strength and makes you poop in the colors of a rainbow.

I am 64 years old and I can read very very small print without glasses so it is not correct that all people over the age of 45 have impaired up-close vision.

Now, what's the cost compared to the benefits?

I have been trying the Vuity drops for about a week. I am not impressed. While they do improve my vision, I still had difficulty focusing on my computer screen. I also noticed they wear off within 3 or 4 hours. My Dr. said I could reapply, but that would be very expensive. I will go back to my multifocal contacts. They are the best option for me at this point.

Just starting to have patients come in asking about it, the few that have tried it were not impressed and self dc'd (mostly blurry distance VA, one with headache, and no one felt their near vision was all that better). Thanks for sharing!

i dont need my reading glasses anymore to look at my smartphone or tablet so these drops are a godsend for me. I dont know about anyone else but it makes my life a lot better and is well worth it.

I appreciate the time you took to test this drop for the treatment of presbyopia. As an ophthalmologist, I would be hesitant to prescribe this medication due to the numerous side effects and the potential to increase the risk of retinal detachment and make cataract surgery more complicated if the pupil can no longer dilate. I just looked up the price. Vuity is $80-85 dollars a bottle vs. $22.00 for Pilocarpine 1%. I would be really curious to understand the business case for this medication.

Thank you for your commentary, I will stick to using trifocals.

I have used Vuity for a month, I’m 52 and had the exact same results, with only a slight improvement. I had to either use my contacts or reading glasses to function at work because the drops did not help me enough to not need them. I will not be buying them again but it was a hopeful thought unfortunately it didn’t work for me.

I have tried the Vuity drops for a few weeks now, on and off. I found I can read better within a few minutes, and in my case the effect lasts for 12 hours or more. I can get a mild transitory headache from it, but reading small print and not wearing reading glasses has been worth it so far! I have driven at night and had no issues, and no discernable effect on distance vision either. In my case, it has been a good effect. I have to do a great deal of fine print reading and have to switch often from the fine print to computer screens, so I have been very pleased with the Vuity results thus far. I should add I had LASIK over 14 years ago to finally get rid of glasses and contacts at that time, so when I had to start wearing reading glasses, I was not a happy camper, lol. So far, so good with Vuity!

MFSCL low add distance centre in one eye and high add near centre in the other eye, works a treat. if emmetropic, slap a +1.00DS with a Hi N-Centre in the none dominant eye. the vuity will probably do wonders to astigmats though.

Thanks for the review. I'm just over 50 with blue eyes, wearing 1.25x readers. Tried Vuity for first time today. It caused a horrible headache that lasted for at least 30 minutes, and felt like my eye balls were being squeezed. Couldn't focus mentally, so what's the point of seeing clearer?! It caused me to feel physically ill with mild nausea and some body aches. Was not expecting that! Sure, it helped a bit. I could read the tiny numbers around my watch for a few hours, for example, but not worth the side effects for me. $80 learning experience. Wish I'd gotten a sample first!

These eye drops may have deadly consequences if driving a motor vehicle at night as less light enters your eye ( night-blindness ).

I got a free sample from my ophthalmologist today. After one hour there’s no discernible difference. 2020 far, 1.5-2.0 readers depending on material. Sixty years old.

I Just tried the Vuity drops, I Got a brow discomfort or eye discomfort, I applied them this morning 10:24 Am, it has been an hour and My vision is WOW!!!

Another informative, straightforward, credible, practical video. Thank you.

I'm seeing retina detachment as a possible adverse reaction. How common is that? If it's even 1% of patients, another Symfony/ESOD seems 10x less dangerous and would give you better vision in low light.

I'm an avid reader and with these drops i no longer need my reading glasses. I know its not a big deal but im happy as a lark about it!

Excellent video! Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻⭐️

wont work for everybody. not impressed and too costly. good info and presentation. thanks

So kind of you to take this time Dr. Inspiring for other physicians. Alcon should had contact you before selling this. 👍

With 1.25% pilocarpine it's not enough for you. You'd probably need 1.75% & it would work better if you are in your mid to late 40s

As a glaucoma specialist, I was quite surprised when I saw this drop come to market. This has become a last resort for most glaucoma due to its side effect profile (which you described) though still helpful short-term as part of the treatment for acute angle closure. A potential side effect of retinal detachment is a good reason to avoid its use. Another potential side effect of long term use is scarring down of the iris to the lens which complicates future cataract surgery. I will never prescribe pilocarpine for presbyopia.

I bought these drops today for $75.96. It’s disappointing to hear they don’t work. What shame people are buying these drops under false pretenses. This eye crime in my eyes. I will try drops in morning before driving 18 wheeler. Just hate looking for my readers in truck.

It is not worth $1,000 per year. Use Spherical plus lens.

Thanks doctor Wong for this very informative video on this subject and thanks for your honesty

Thank you Dr Wong. I'm 42 & blue eyed. My readers are 1.50. I'm interested in trying the drops but the night driving is my concern. I've been dealing with the "halo" effect around traffic lights & oncoming headlights for the last year. Would that put me in the likely dangerous night vision side effect category?

I just turned 53 and probably around 2yrs ago I was on the verge of needing reading glasses. So I started taking the best eye supplements I could find. I take physicians choice eye health, Astaxanthin, life extension macuguard and their Brite eyes 3 eye drops.I also do daily eye exercises. Now I feel like my eyes are pretty close to how they were in my early 40s and I can read great now. I do spend a fair amount on supplements but they are working great for me.

Thanks for the great analysis and explanation. Now I'd like to see data showing what percent of a large study group gains how much improvement in vision. For example, do 10% of subjects have much greater pupillary constriction and get more lines of improvement + more problems with night vision?

Great review and thanks for the tests, all very helpful! I was hyperopia and my eyesight was perfect upto ~45 years old then the presbyopia started to bother me and became worse and worse. Now I have to use +350 reading glasses. I recently underwent a LPI to prevent glaucoma. Before the laser surgery, I took 1% Pilocarpine eye drops, about 10 drops in each eye in 30 min. After the surgery, my eyesight became perfect again! Without reading glasses I can clearly see objects from very close to very far. The improvement was extremely significant. No headache, however the pinhole effect was strong due the to constricted pupil, it darkened the vision. All effects lasted for about 16 hours. I tested it again in another day, one drop each eye, the effect lasted about 10 to 12 hours. Later on I learned late last year FDA approved the use of Piocarpine eye drops for treatment of presbyopia, sounded a great news to me. Glad to see the discussion here. Trying to learn more.

Another thing you could try is to increase the brightness of the light where you are testing. Since less light is making it to the eye, that may sharpen your close up vision with the drug.

I have accommodation insufficiency so I have a lot of eyestrain doing anything up close, even with glasses. Would Vuity help at all with this?

I'm curious. My ophthalmologist gave me a printout of my exam. I see a PS for both left and right: 4.1 and 4.3. I assume these are my pupil sizes in mm, but are those sizes constricted or dilated?

The shit don't work. I wear 1.50 reading glasses and this snake oil couldn't get me anywhere close to being able to read without glasses on. Stuff is junk...

This product is very expensive and they are not as good as reading glasses. One bottle will last about 3 days and cost you about $80.00. This product is overrated for the price for 2.5 ml bottle and there's no generic brand. The company needs to provide a larger amount and lower the cost of this product.

Why, knowing all this, the Americans from an ancient medicine nevertheless make a sensation of the great scientific discovery of a new technology, sell and advertise these drops to the general public? Because business very often, if not always, behaves shamelessly and cynically where huge profits shine.👆👎👎

Now put a drop in, get an emergency call, it’s bright and sunny, you forget sunglasses and need to drive. Have fun with that. Who would dump this garbage in their eyes, fda approved 🤣🤣🤣

I got the drops and was so excited to try them. They absolutely did not work for me. You get so little of the drops for $84 and insurance doesn’t cover it. I will not be buying them again.

Thank you.It's been really helpful.

It's funny, I have low vision under LED bulbs but under the sun I see perfectly in close and far away. What's that?

I'd never put anythin in my eyes cuz nobody can predict the future outcome it can do to yr eyes an it givin headaches makes it worst.. watch The Jerk to know what i mean lol

Probably only got half a dose he our eye drops in looking forward not leaning back maybe I’m wrong but never seen someone do it like that

If this drop work a bit like a pinhole glasses this should improve vision for myopia too right?

Retinal detachment as a possible side effect? I'll stick to $4.99 drug store readers.

Appreciate your honesty 👍🏽

Good review. I just heard them talking about this in the media within the past week or so. My thought was, wow, that would be great, but is it safe? But so far, the reviews such as yours have not shown the product to be quite effective enough/versus risks at this point in time, at least from customer reviews I've seen/read. It's 80.00. So in conclusion, I suppose I won't venture to consider it, at least at this point in time. This review was very helpful. I was almost thinking that for certain things, I could have days to back off the readers, but..not yet. I will however remain hopeful:)

I am from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Is this Vuity eye drop got selling?

Why not tilt your head back and make sure you’re really getting that med in your eye?

Can I have only one eye with IOL and keep my better eyes with my natural lent?

WILL YOU MAKE AN EYE DROP WHERE I CAN SEE FAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO PROBLEM SEEING CLOSE

I got a brow/headache immediately. It burned really bad for 15 seconds. My eyes stayed red for awhile, too. And rooms seemed darker. Not worth it for me. I'm a dark brown eyed person.

Appreciate your effort of testing product and sharing the result. Thanks.

I have used for two days straight now, lasts a little over a hour. Not worth it.

Thanks Dr for the insightful analysis. Helpful. What kind of lens implant do you have? I cannot see up close but far I am good. I would like to see near again but not sure if Lasik is a better choice. I am also around you age range. Thanks

Could I get Lasik AND Vuity? I hate glasses, but I'm 65 and contacts don;t work anymore haven;t for years

Appreciate you testing the vuity drops, but you as an eye doctor or any doctor, you only tried it two times? In one eye each? That seems like a quick test? Just thought you would've done at least a week? I'm giving it a month. But I'm having not exactly stellar results myself. So the question I have is... Are there other eye medications, prescriptions, that work better? Obviously it's a new medicine but I'm curious if there's a variation, different dosages or improved medication now or upcoming?

Isn’t this medication for glaucoma? It’s been around for years. Just being relaunched for reading?

Is the opposite of Presbyopia by chance BAPTISbyopia?? ha- KIDDINg-- I can't see sh.... and it's been 3 months--- see comment below-- looking for suggestions.

Hi, is there a laser for presbyopia? I had 20/ 20 vision up to age 46. I'm 55 now and my glasses are 2.75. Argh. I also noticed my vision to see far away is slightly changing. Are there any laser options for me? TY

I had Panoptix lens put in - and I can see good up close-- MOST of the time-- past 40 ft. out-- blurred.. can't read road signs at all... and it's been over 3 months... WOULD THESE HELP ME?? I'm also considering one of those ACTIVE FOCUS lens of RESTOR from acrosof.. or however it's called... IDEAS???? I WILL NOT go back to glasses-- I specified that to the doc. told him I'd rather see BETTER at distant and use them up close if I had to-- and the panoptix was SUPPOSE to fix BOTH.. and I am NOt looking for perfections-- just FUNCTION and I have none.

6 months later... blindness. Pulled from market.

What a great review!! Thank you for taking time and doing so much detail, I wish you would review every type product. I will look for any others you may put out.

Did you have any side effects? I had a terrible time - raised my bp, my neck felt scary tight and my mouth felt like it does before u throw up. Not to mention its $80 thank you SO much for making this video - makes me feel better about my decision to disagree with my dr and not use this (sorry i posted this before u covered side effects 🤓) and i do have brown eyes. It worked a little after the aide effects backed off maybe 2 hrs in but only lasted a few hrs for me

I’ll be 64 in July and haven’t developed it yet. But sure, live long enough, I suppose 100% may get it, particularly if they make it until their 80’s and beyond.

Is this any different than the medication that's been used to pre glaucoma since the 1950s? I believe it's the same substance that have different concentration. (edit) I see you actually answered that q later in the video. great comparison of products

How does Vuity do for astigmatism? My progressives are very low correction (1 range), but astigmatism seems to be more of my issue with reading tiny print. I had better than perfect vision until age 42 which I started to have the bad kaleidoscope around lights at night and was surprised to hear I had astigmatism. Does astigmatism develop with age?

thanks, I almost buy it (Vuity).

Thanks for your detailed video. Very informative. I’ve been using Vuity for a week and have not noticed any improvement for reading. I have green eyes and I’m 65 years old. Had headache(s) the first couple of times I used the drops. So far, it’s not working, so I’ll be relying on my reading glasses.

This is a great review. I agree with you that either multifocal or EDOF intraocular lens implants with refractive lens exchange surgery are more effective than Vuity eye drops for presbyopia treatment.

15 years children can use this??

Thanks for the review. I keep thinking since the lens implant cleared up your right eye. Why.didnt you.have same surgery.to the other eye. Sorry if this has been asked before

I’m currently using them, they are a really good stopgap until the lens softening drops get approved… they don’t last long enough for me only lasting 6hrs. I’ve tried re dosing once they have worn off. They do have an effect but it is diminishing returns. Currently I use reading glasses until my eyes get tired and then apply drops, means I can do 12-15 hrs in front of a computer without having to guess what’s typed on the screen. Now, Vuity is a repackaged glaucoma drug so I wonder if off label prescription of the generic Glaucoma drops would work while being more cost effective than $80 a bottle. I can see these becoming OTC relatively soon…

Thank you for the demonstration. So, not worth it.

Hi. Congrats for your hard word and didactic in educating us. IMHO, you should do a vídeo explaining how is your experience as a surgeon, using the operate microscope and having a Synphony iol in your rigth eye and being presbiopic in the left eue with your lens. How is your perspective as a surgeon? How do you feel in seeing trough the microscope lens. (Sorry about the english). Thanks a lot. Wish you the best.

I have the Vuity eye drops. To me they are not worth the $80 a month. I've used them about 5 time with little to no effect. I do have brown eyes I think you may be on to something with the blue eye brown eye thing.

Thank you for the professional review of this product. Very helpful for those of us who are considering this.

It’s interesting to see how he put the drops in. I always hold my head back to allow the drop to fall in the center & roll to the sides. I read on webmd to keep the head back for a full minute without allowing the drop to escape. I’ve been using for 6 days with no change but not one to give up. Oh I’m just using the samples at this point although I have a 90-day Rx. I truly thought this DO would slander the drop in favor of the lens replacement surgery bc that’s one of his specialties. But the analysis & conclusion seem legit. $79 is definitely cheaper than thousands but I’m not against lens replacement either. Still weighing my options but grateful for this review.

I m never going to prescribe pilocarpine for presbyopia correction. Being an opthalmologist It seems stupid 😂🙏

Thank you Doc .Much appreciated

Kiya will you help me please I got balance deducted while buying vuti drop and order also not successful

How to get this eye drops? Please help me sir.

So why would you recommend this drop to patients trying to help their presbyopia instead of just generic 1% pilocarpine that you can get cash for about 25 bucks for a 15ml bottle? I don't get it, $80 for 2.5ml of essentially the same thing?

Excellent review!!!!! I want you to be my optomolgist. Where are you located.

Thanks for trying in an implant eye!