Patient journey #1: “a crazy amount of eye drops for macular edema and inflammation” – a physician's perspective as a patient “I had macular edema that rose and fell with each flare, and I went through what felt like a million OCTs. The only treatment was Durezol eyedrops, which kept the inflammation in check, but it came at a cost—my eye pressure spiked, and I developed glaucoma. In addition to Durezol, I was juggling three pressure-lowering drops, plus a non-steroidal and a dilating drop to prevent scarring. That became my routine that was exhausting to manage, even as a physician. I was never treated with intravitreal steroids.” Patient’s eyedrop schedule Morning Noon Afternoon Evening Difluprednate Ketorolac Cyclopentolate Brimonidine Timolol Dorzolamide 103