Brimonidine ophthalmic and Burning: What Users Say

• 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
• 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."

• 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."

• hol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 7, 2019

For Eye Redness "This really does make my eyes white. At first, I thought the only problem was there are very few drops in the bottle. After about three weeks of using it a couple of times a week, my vision is very blurred, and I had to buy reading glasses. I had already bought a new bottle, so I tried using it again. My eyes started burning and watering. The blurred vision has not gone away, and I have discontinued using the product. It does make your eyes very white, but for me, the side effects are just too great. Hope my vision gets better soon."

• Mon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 17, 2019

For Eye Redness "I just used it for the first time this morning, and immediately my eyes started watering and burning. I felt like someone had thrown sand in my eyes, and my nose is itchy. Although it made my eyes completely white, I will not be using it again. I purchased it at Costco, so thank goodness I can get my money back. I will be letting my eye doctor know, as they recommended this product. Still waiting to put my contacts in."

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 21, 2020

For Eye Redness "I used Lumify one time and could not believe the pain it caused. My eyes burned and watered all night and were swollen the next morning. I flushed them with saline, but it took another day to be able to even open my eyes. When you read the Lumify website, most of the reviews glorify the product and say how well it worked for them. I have to believe they were fake reviews. I feel the FDA needs to get involved here."

• Kri...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 4, 2022

For Eye Redness "I was blown away by Lumify when I first used it. I’ve never seen my eyes so white before! I’ve been using it for 6-7 months now, but the side effects are so bad I have to stop. It worked great at first, but my eyes began to be bloodshot unless I used it, and it began wearing off fast, making it so I’d have to use it 1-3 times per day. My eyes are constantly red and burning now. I get relief if I put the drops in, but then it wears off fast and burns a lot when it wears off. It burns a bit when they’re white too. The scary part is lately my vision has been so blurry, when I’ve always had perfect vision. To the point where I can’t read the next street sign or the car license plate in front of me. Going in to get my vision checked and hoping these damages aren’t going to be permanent. I didn’t realize this can happen from the eye drops. I would’ve stopped a long time ago. They must include some warning! Also, when I began using Lumify, Visine stopped working. Strange."

• Bel...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 19, 2022

For Eye Redness "I was interested in trying Lumify because of the commercial, it says it was used to clear your red eyes. I used it off and on for over a year. I have a history of blepharitis infections (last one over 5 years ago) and severe dry, red, irritated eyes. I've used it consistently for 30 days at a time, and I would notice that my eyes would burn more, or I would wake up with dizziness or headaches. I even had bad dreams with this. I kept using it because I wasn't sure if it was truly the Lumify. So after a while, I stopped using it, and I noticed all of that had gone away. I didn't have the dizziness, the constant headaches, or the bad dreams. Now, I started having blurry vision. I had LASIK about 7 years ago and thought maybe it was due to that. So the Lumify did not help me, it only made my situation worse. On top of the red, irritated, dry eyes, I now have blurry vision. My last eye appointment was February 2022, everything checked out except for now I have a stigmatism, which I've never had in my life."

• Gle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2021

For Eye Redness "I received a sample in the mail and was familiar with it because of the extensive TV marketing, so I tried Lumify and my eyes were beautifully white! I ran out and bought the $20 bottle. I was so excited and thought that I was rid of red eyes forever... well, tried it on day 2, and by evening I had a terrible burning pain in my eyes that was still present after day 4, with no further use of the product after day 2. I believe that overall, this is not a good product and I hope it does not take someone losing vision permanently before it is finally pulled from the shelves and discontinued!"

• min...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 28, 2021

For Eye Redness "I see an ophthalmologist twice a year and I am diagnosed with blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids). With the combination of eyelid scrubs with Lumify in the AM and Refresh eye drops at night, my eyes feel more like normal and relieved from the burning, puffy red eyes I always have when I wake up. Lumify makes my eyes feel so much better by reducing my inflammation and redness. The low-dose ingredients are safer for your eyes than the harmful ingredients that you will find in other red-eye drops. I’ve been using this product for about 5 months and will continue. I took two points off of a 10-star rating because the results are not long term, but when my year-round allergies are at their worst, Lumify came in for the save... allowing me to open those red puffy eyes in less than 60 seconds to whiter, less puffy eyes."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 13, 2021

For Eye Redness "So, a couple of years ago, I got this as a sample from a sample site. I used it once, and my eyes burned. But I chalked it up to my eyes being sensitive. Tried them the next day. Oh my gosh. So much pain in my sinuses! Burned pretty bad. Threw them in the trash. Fast forward to last week. The opportunity came for another sample. Got it in the mail a couple of days ago. I'm waiting to go into work, so I figured I'd give them another try - WHY!? Why did I do that to myself!? It's burning my sinuses and throat currently. And to be honest, it was giving me a weird feeling in my chest area. That just went away, but it feels like my ears are stuffy? Looked up some things on Google about Lumify, and it's not good. I wish I wouldn't have used them. This needs to be taken off the shelf. Pronto."

• Myr...
• August 3, 2021

For Eye Redness "Lumify was tried in one eye on three separate occasions. First in the left eye because there was a contact in the right eye. Immediately, the drops burned, and the eye felt like it was scratched, and vision was blurry for overnight. The next time, a drop was placed in the right eye with the same results. Went without contacts for a week thinking corneas were scratched. After the eyes felt normal again, a Lumify drop was placed in the left eye to see if there was a visible difference between the whites of each eye. Severe pain like acid drops were being used with blurred vision for four hours. Not until the third try were the effects related to the drops. These drops were not well tolerated."

• Bye...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 19, 2021

For Eye Redness "This product is wonderful! I'm really quite surprised at all the negative reviews. My eye doctor gave me a sample of Lumify to try, and now I'm hooked! I've used it almost daily for the past several months (on days when my eyes aren't as white as I'd like them to be). It instantly brightens the whites of my eyes and makes blinking feel smoother (if that makes sense). It lasts about 6 hours or so for me, but even then, my eyes are still rather white, so I'm okay with using it only once a day. I have not experienced any of the issues described by other reviewers: burning, swelling, sleepiness, chest issues, headache, etc. I've had LASIK and have some halos at night. Lumify has not helped me with that as indicated by one reviewer. I do agree that it is on the spendy side, especially for the small amount you receive. I'm happy to shell out the cash because it works so well for me though."

• Lil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 16, 2021

For Eye Redness "Burning eyes right away that lasts several hours. Followed by headache and overall concern over my well-being when I had none. I can’t believe such a horrific formula exists. I wouldn’t want my pets to experience this! This shouldn’t be allowed for animals or humans. Get off the market!"

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 25, 2019

For Eye Redness "I had blurred vision, burning, itching, headache. Do not use."