Brimonidine ophthalmic User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Chris...
• July 4, 2021

Lumify (brimonidine) 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!!!"

• Anonymous
• November 18, 2009

Alphagan P (brimonidine) for Glaucoma, Open Angle "Unfortunatily, 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."

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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!"

• Chloe
• November 4, 2019

Lumify (brimonidine) for Eye Redness "I received this product as a member of Allure beauty box and really liked how quickly it worked and how white made my eyes look but after using it twice I developed a significant subconjuntival 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!"

• Belle
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 8, 2020

Lumify (brimonidine) for Eye Redness "I used Lumify for about two months every morning. At first they were good. The whitest went eyes had been in awhile 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 doesn't seem to be doing the trick. I won’t use these again. After this pain, no way!"

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

Alphagan P (brimonidine) 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 accceptable levels for the past twelve years. I have not had any side affects."

• lorac
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2020

Lumify (brimonidine) 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."

• Carmen
• February 11, 2022

Alphagan P (brimonidine) for Glaucoma, Open Angle "Horrible, like all the rest I have tried. Same effects as others, intolerable burning, beet red eyes, itching, blurring, rapid heartbeat, swollen upper eyelids, pouches and discoloration below eyes, loss of hair and eyelashes,on and on. Embarrassing to appear in public. People assume I am either an old lush or smoking too much pot. Not to mention my bald spots. You need to update your responses, what occurred in 2016 may be different than 2022. I think we need to band together and fight the big pharmas. Many $ for eye drops that are toxic to your system? One prescription cost $500 for 2 month supply. I had to discard it. My skin burned like fire. I have gone through this list of drops and not one is safe to use. S.O.S. someone help us!!!!!!"

• Lisa...
• September 22, 2019

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

• Poocer
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2020

Lumify (brimonidine) 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!!!"

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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 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."

• Terri
• October 31, 2020

Lumify (brimonidine) 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 Dr and he said that is what he is finding out about this product and to discontinue. I know 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 its damaged my eyes"

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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."

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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."

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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."

• Lisa
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2022

Lumify (brimonidine) 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 law suit in my opinion."

• Sharon
• October 14, 2019

Lumify (brimonidine) for Eye Redness "I had been using the Lumify twice a day for nearly 11 months, under our eye doctor's recommendation. Imagine a swollen red-eyed Raccoon. It's also recurring on and off for the past 2 months. I had to do 2 short rounds of prednisone, but both time it came back. Now trying a longer bout with the prednisone, and hoping for better results. Halo lights, runny nose, blocked sinuses with cheek and ear pain. Needless to say, I'm no longer going to use this product........"

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

Lumify (brimonidine) for Eye Redness "It worked in an instant. Amazing! But then a couple hours later, my eyes were itching and I was dizzy and bright light bothered me at computer. This lasted a couple 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!"

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

Alphagan P (brimonidine) 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."

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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."

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

Lumify (brimonidine) 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. Emt's 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."

• I C
• December 7, 2019

Lumify (brimonidine) for Eye Redness "Although Lumify brighten the whites of my eyes the effects I suffered was 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 fell did provide some relief. I stopped using Lumify and returned the product back to the store."

• Butch
• February 21, 2020

Lumify (brimonidine) "I have purchased this product two times now. It works pretty well for my eye redness. The issue I have is that Bausch and Lomb are ripping people off. One drop per day in each eye and the bottle was empty after two weeks. Really? I thought it may have been a one time thing but the second bottle I got was the same way. The bottle isn't even filled half way. I feel this is them ripping off consumers. Why don't you just tell people the amount they are getting in the first place. Sure, the amount is written in crazy small characters on the bottle but nobody buys products that way, they look at the size of the bottle. I'm willing to pay the extra price for the product if I know what I'm getting. Shame on Bausch and Lomb for basically tricking customers into buying something totally different size than what the consumer thought they were doing. I know it's not much money but it's the completely unethical. I thought of contacting the better business bureau in my state. I may still do that."

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

Alphagan P (brimonidine) 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."

• KaysMom
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 30, 2018

Lumify (brimonidine) 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 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."