Table 5.

Ways in which access to regular dry-eye related treatments changed during the pandemic.

Ways in which dry eye-related treatment changed during the pandemica	Respondents with MILD dry eye who lost access (N = 15) n (%)		Respondents with MODERATE dry eye who lost access (N = 13) n (%)		Respondents with SEVERE dry eyewho lost access (N = 65) n (%)		ALL Respondentswho lost access (N = 93) n (%)
The over-the-counter products that I needed were not available.	8	(53)	3	(23)	20	(31)	31	(33)
The over -the-counter products that I needed were available, but I could not afford them.	2	(13)	0	(0)	3	(5)	5	(5)
The prescription treatments or devices that I needed were not available.	N/A		4	(31)	17	(26)	21	(23)
The prescription treatments or devices that I needed were available, but I could not afford them.	N/A		1	(8)	10	(15)	11	(12)
The in-office treatments that I needed were not available.	N/A		N/A		13	(20)	13	(14)
The in-office treatments that I needed were available, but I could not afford them.	N/A		N/A		2	(3)	2	(2)
I did not have the time to pursue the treatments that I needed.	4	(27)	2	(15)	6	(9)	12	(13)
Other	1	(7)	3	(23)	3	(5)	7	(8)

N/A = not applicable.

^aRespondents could select more than one response.