Brimonidine ophthalmic User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Car...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2020

For Eye Redness "DO NOT USE THIS DRUG EVER. I have experienced the most pain throughout the past month because of it, and I have had everything from burning eyes to pink eye because of it. I have severe crusting of the eyelids, and my eyes feel HOT HOT HOT, and it will not subside. At first, I thought it was dry eye, but these are poison and are what CAUSE dry eye."

• Anonymous
• November 18, 2009

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "Unfortunately, the drug was not very effective for me. I experienced side effects, such as eye irritation, itchy eyes, minor swelling, and minor blistering. This medicine did not reduce my eye pressure."

• Cou...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 31, 2016

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I have open-angle glaucoma in both eyes. Alphagan P brought my pressure down in a short length of time. The pressure has stayed at acceptable levels for the past twelve years. I have not had any side effects."

• Bli...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 14, 2019

For Eye Redness "I’ve been using these drops for a few months now, and although they do whiten my eyes, I now can’t see out of one of my eyes. My retina is so badly swollen, and my vision is gone in that eye, I don’t know if I’ll get it back. I’m now on steroid drops to try to get the swelling down and see if my vision comes back. Don’t use this product, it’s not worth losing your vision!"

• sai...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 16, 2023

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I have been on Alphagan P 0.1% for about 18 months now (there were gaps when my doctor had me try different eye drops - all in the prostaglandin family, which all bothered me a lot). Alphagan (Brimonidine is the generic version) suits me pretty well. I have Normal Tension Glaucoma, before I started on eye drops, my IOP was 15, with treatment, it is down by 1/3rd to 10. The whites of my eyes have some redness and irritation, but nothing like I felt when I tried Xalatan (latanoprost) or Zioptan. I am very careful after I use the drops to rinse my mouth out thoroughly & even gargle, then I also gently rinse my eyelids and lashes with cool water. I do plug the inner corners of my eyes after dosing for 3 minutes to prevent the medication from getting into my sinuses or throat. I prefer the Alphagan P brand name over the generic because the 'P' stands for Purite, which is a much less harmful preservative formula. Allergies to Brimonidine are fairly common, so this drug may not be for everyone."

• Chr...
• July 4, 2021

For Eye Redness "After 3 days of use, I woke up in the morning with severe swelling, red, and itchy eyes. Went to urgent care and was told I had pinkeye. Treated this with antibiotics, but a week later, my right eye still itches, my vision is fuzzy, and I have painful sinus pressure. I am making an appointment with the eye doctor pronto. Like others in this forum, I really hope I haven't done permanent eye damage. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT!!!"

• Chl...
• November 4, 2019

For Eye Redness "I received this product as a member of Allure Beauty Box and really liked how quickly it worked and how white it made my eyes look, but after using it twice, I developed a significant subconjunctival hemorrhage (broken blood vessel in the eye) in one eye after rubbing it. Too bad I didn’t have this look for Halloween because it could have been my costume!"

• Bel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 8, 2020

For Eye Redness "I used Lumify for about two months every morning. At first, they were good. The whitest my eyes had been in a while, but I discovered that they made my eyes pretty dry. Due to the heavy cost, I decided to return to some natural tears, and it felt good to do so. And then, all of a sudden, my eyes got so red, and they’ve not gone away. I think I’ll need a dose of steroid drops to cure this because the non-steroidal drops my doc gave me don't seem to be doing the trick. I won’t use these again. After this pain, no way!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 19, 2019

For Eye Redness "Wish I would have read these reviews sooner. My optometrist recommended these to me to reduce redness, and it works instantly. However, I all of a sudden developed severely dry eyes and a burning sensation. I couldn't get an eye appointment, and now even though I stopped the Lumify, my eyes are red, broken blood vessels, and burn all day long! Now the eye specialist is saying I have blepharitis (blocked glands in eyes). I may not be able to wear contact lenses anymore - miserable."

• Lis...
• September 22, 2019

For Eye Redness "I have used the drops twice, and both times my eyes and head hurt. After the second time, my vision is still blurred, and it has been a couple of weeks. I am making an appointment to see the eye doctor. Do NOT use this product!!!"

• Be ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 15, 2020

For Eye Redness "Lumify did make my eyes whiter. They felt smoother. But by that night, my vision was so blurry, and my eyes felt like I had floaters I couldn’t get rid of. Really hope this passes. Double vision is not worth whiter eyes. So weird and scary to have such an extreme change in my vision. I’d think twice about using this product for pure vanity’s sake. I put Systane in my eyes to see if I could clear up the floaters and blurry vision. Barely a change."

• Poo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2020

For Eye Redness "They work, but the redness came back within 2 hours. They claim it lasts up to 8 hours. Also, way too expensive! Tiny bottle, and it is about half full. If you use it twice a day, it will only last one week. They need to cut the cost in half and fill the bottle all the way!!!"

• Deb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2019

For Eye Redness "It worked in an instant. Amazing! But then a couple of hours later, my eyes were itching, and I was dizzy, and bright light bothered me at the computer. This lasted a couple of hours. My eyes were a little swollen and then stayed itchy for two days. So if you want to be like Cinderella and have gorgeous white eyeballs for about 2 hours, be prepared to leave the ball in a hurry when time is up and then pay the price. I hope I never need the full strength used by glaucoma patients!"

• Mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2019

For Eye Redness "I tried Lumify just once, and it was enough. I’ve never had so much pain in my eyes, it was like having someone punching them from inside. I was pretty scared, the pain lasted for 2 hours. I tried to rinse them, and nothing changed. I couldn’t watch anything, that would increase the pain. I tried it because of the commercial, I wanted brighter eyes."

• Ter...
• October 31, 2020

For Eye Redness "My ophthalmologist recommended Lumify, but after using it for 6 months, I noticed when I didn't use it my eyes were red and irritated. I talked to my doctor, and he said that is what he is finding out about this product and to discontinue. I know I am using steroids to try and correct what Lumify did to my eyes. They are expensive. I also have to get a procedure that will cost me $1200. Obviously, I cannot endorse this product. I contacted the company and requested they take back the two-pack I purchased and have not opened. I hope they will reimburse me. This stuff is expensive! and know it's damaged my eyes."

• Qui...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 14, 2019

For Eye Redness "I got these drops as a sample and tried them to relieve eye redness. They did make the whites of my eyes very white and cleared up the redness. However, about an hour later, my eyes kept watering and tearing up a lot. Almost like I was having allergy issues, but I take an allergy medicine, so it had to be from the eye drops. Sadly, I would not use these again because my eyes watered so much that it was smearing all my eye makeup."

• Lis...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2022

For Eye Redness "I got eye floaters and then eye bleeds. I have permanent floaters or whatever they are in my eyes. Had to see the dr and now go every 6 months. Do not use this product. There should be a class action lawsuit in my opinion."

• lor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2020

For Eye Redness "Bought this after seeing an ad online. I like clearly white eyes. I used this later in the evening, saw no results, had burning and watering eyes. Then I had eye pain! When I got up in the morning, there was a crust around my eyes. Tried it again, thinking my eyes just had to adjust, and the same thing happened! Frankly, I do not know how the FDA could have approved this."

• mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 15, 2019

For Eye Redness "Holy cow! I am in my early sixties and have chronic red eye but try not to use too many drops. Decided to try Lumify just once, for a special occasion where I wanted to look good in pictures. OH WOW! I have never seen my eyes this immediately bright white before; nothing like when I have used Visine or similar. It was almost unnatural and eerie, snow white, but my eyes looked years younger, and the pictures were perfect. I'm just concerned that something that works this way is likely not healthy. Will run it by my eye doctor before using it again, and definitely will only use on a rare occasion."

• I C...
• December 7, 2019

For Eye Redness "Although Lumify brightened the whites of my eyes, the effects I suffered were not worth it. I experienced 12 or more of the side effects listed: blurry vision, tearing, and eye pain for four or more days. Using an eye gel did provide some relief. I stopped using Lumify and returned the product to the store."

• Kay...
• October 11, 2019

For Eye Redness "Using Lumify is one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Lumify has mimicked a severe sinus infection that I’ve been treated for three times with no results of getting better (obviously it was Lumify the whole time). It has caused unbelievable swelling under my eyes, causing huge red and purple circles that are taking months to go away. My ears and head are chronically in pain. I truly feel like this stuff has been poisoning me for months and leaking down my capillaries. Last week, my body started rejecting these, and I got dizzy and weak. I have discontinued. A week later, today I’m still experiencing headaches and pressure around my nose and huge circles. I hope these are not permanent. Don’t buy these, they are not worth the long-term effects and make you feel extremely sick in phases."

• Jus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2023

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I have been diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma this week. I've been on this medication for 3 days and have no side effects at all. I've had other drops (used for other issues, not glaucoma) that burned and stung, but not this one. I'll have to wait a few weeks to see if it brought the pressure down when they check my pressure. Fingers crossed."

• Mid...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 24, 2021

For Eye Redness "I received a free sample of Lumify in a beauty bag I was given at Walgreens in my home area. Later that evening, put 1 drop in each eye. I went to bed and woke with somewhat swollen upper lids, along with my eyes feeling dry. I didn't think it could have been from the eye drops, so I put one drop in each eye again to help with the dryness I was having. Within 10 minutes, I felt dizzy, then my heart went into tachycardia at 135 to 147 bpm. I waited to see if my pulse would go down, but I was so dizzy and felt like I may be having a stroke. I waited over 30 minutes before I ended up calling 911. I honestly thought I was having a stroke or heart attack. EMTs took my blood pressure, which was 195/103 w/pulse at around 112. I told them about trying Lumify, but again, did not connect that it could be the issue until reading these comments. I would NOT recommend this product without speaking to a physician."

• Deb...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 4, 2019

For Eye Redness "I have used this product for about a year. At first, it was a miracle, but now I feel like my eyes have much more redness than before after only about four hours. Also, they are very watery now... I'm going to stop using this product."

• Kay...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 30, 2018

For Eye Redness "Chronic, dry/red eye sufferer. At first, these drops seemed miraculous. Nothing ever helped, so I thought they were a gift from God. I used very sparingly, maybe 6 drops total in about 1 year. Recently used 1-2 times a week for the last 3 weeks. I have never in my life looked so horrendous after doing this. Lasts for 6 hours, but I look like a monster the next day. The rebound redness is horrific. I’m afraid I’ve done permanent damage after reading reviews on Mirvaso-the rosacea cream that has this ingredient to help flushing. Can’t believe they used this ingredient for eyes after the awful damage and complaints on the face cream. PLEASE, be careful. This stuff ended up being poison. I was so hopeful & now terrified. I can NOT get this redness back to normal now."