Brimonidine ophthalmic User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• But...
• February 21, 2020

Brimonidine ophthalmic "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 halfway. 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 in size than what the consumer thought they were doing. I know it's not much money, but it's completely unethical. I thought of contacting the Better Business Bureau in my state. I may still do that."

• CAT...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 31, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I tried Lumify about a year ago, and upon using, I started having floaters, which I had never had before. Had to go to the eye doctor because I had no idea what was happening. The only thing I was doing different was the Lumify, I told her. She said she didn't think that would cause floaters, and it is something common that happens as we age. The doctor gave me some steroid eye drops, and eventually, the floaters went away. I also quit using the Lumify after the appointment. I recently thought I would give Lumify one more try. Maybe the eye doctor was right that it was just a coincidence that I got floaters when I started using Lumify. Shortly after trying again, after about a year, I experienced worse floaters than what I had a year ago and really blurry, washed-out vision. It has to be the Lumify because it only happened once I started using it. I hope this will go away like it did the first time upon discontinuing use."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2020

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I used Lumify for one week, and on Sunday I noticed my eye was bloodshot red and very painful, especially when bright lights and air hit it. It is now Tuesday, and my eye is still bloodshot red, but the pain is decreasing. The crazy part is that this only happened to one of my eyes. I don’t recommend this product to anyone, please remove it from the shelf. Thanks."

• DO...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 26, 2022

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "Please do yourself and your eyes a favor and do not buy this product. At first, the product works great. One drop in each eye in the morning and your eyes look bright all day. However, after a couple of months of use, I woke up one morning with beet-red eyes. Not only were they red, they were very irritated. I thought I had conjunctivitis. After a trip to the doctor, it was determined that the eye drops caused my eyes to become red and painful. I had to use cold compresses on my eyes to soothe them. It took almost a week for the red to go away. Very embarrassing when your co-workers and clients are asking why my eyes are so red. I can't believe this product is still on the market. Stay away!!"

• Nee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 28, 2022

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "After using Lumify for 1-2 months for red eyes due to allergies-just one drop per day, I experienced a subconjunctival hemorrhage, which is a frightening-looking broken blood vessel in your eye. I also had several headaches and took Advil-but did not attribute it to the drops until I read some of the posts. I threw the Lumify away, never to use again."

• Sus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2023

"The eye drops are causing my blood pressure to plummet - 80/76. Right now I feel dizzy, weak, and nauseous and will stop seeing the eye doctor next week. I am 73 years old, otherwise healthy and athletic, with no heart problems. It has also shown, under medical measurements, to bring down the pressure in my eyes."

• JMo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2019

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "It’s allergy season, and my eyes get minor redness, and I’ll use Visine. We received a sample of Lumify in the mail, and I decided to try it out one Friday while getting ready to attend an outside wedding. After applying Lumify in each eye, I immediately had an itchy nose. On the car ride to the wedding, I wanted to itch the inside of my nose like crazy! This continued throughout the night. The next day, my left eye duct was clogged, red, and swollen. I am beyond upset! Do not use this product! I will be seeing my doctor tomorrow."

• Sal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I used Naphcon A religiously for years, and I remember my eye doctor gave me a sample of these drops a year or two ago. I saw a sale at CVS for these drops, so I decided to try them again. Put one drop in each eye and immediately felt uncomfortable. I wanted to wash my eyes out and get it out right away. Made my eyes feel grainy and dry. Woke up the next day to a vein in my left eye running vertically through my eye by my iris. Never noticed this vein before, but here it is-red, angry, and noticeable. It’s been over 5 days since I took those drops ONCE, and that vein is still there. I’m praying this isn’t a permanent thing and it will fade with time. But this product should be pulled from shelves, the other reviews I’m reading are terrifying. Wish I had read these first before I put this toxic waste in my eyes! PLEASE DON'T USE LUMIFY!!!"

• VB...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 5, 2020

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I had used Lumify drops for the last 8 months. Initially, I was blown away by the ability to make the white of my eye so clear. Within a few weeks, I noticed that I needed to use it more frequently to achieve the same results. On the days I didn’t use it, my eyes appeared red more often and even felt scratchy at times. My biggest concern is that 2 days ago, I woke up with a large amount of blood vessels burst (a subconjunctival hemorrhage) in my right eye. I’ve never had this before, do not have high blood pressure, and didn’t have any of the other issues associated with this condition. I am reading the reviews and notice I am not the only one. I will not be using this product anymore and have serious concerns about the long-term use of it."

• Lis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2022

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I used Lumify sporadically a few times for special occasions. But yesterday I used it and immediately got a headache on the left side of my head. A few hours later I now have a hemorrhage in my left eye! Along with these two issues, I also got tension in the muscles of my shoulders. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT!"

• A06...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 29, 2022

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "Started out okay, I guess. My eyes definitely looked more vibrant. I thought the small pupil thing was normal, and I guess it is for some people who use these drops. Now I have symptoms of something called anterior uveitis and need to be seen by an ophthalmologist ASAP. Misshaped pupil in my left eye, pain, redness by my iris that's new, etc. It's really scary, and I've never experienced anything like this before using Lumify. Uveitis is a potentially blinding condition if left untreated, so I'm scared now and all because I used an over-the-counter drop I thought would be safe."

• Jay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2023

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "After using Lumify, my visual acuity decreased significantly overnight. I am still in the process of visiting an ophthalmologist to prevent legal blindness. I am concerned. Extremely worried. They should not have this product on the market."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 14, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I believe that this product is dangerous to use. After the first few days of using it, I began to experience black floaters in both my eyes. I blew it off as maybe something else, like stressful situations, but I discontinued using it just to make sure. The floaters disappeared. About 10 days later, I was going out of town for a reunion and wanted to look my best. I used Lumify for 2 days, and not only did the floaters come back, but I developed a nasty broken vessel in the corner of my eye that lasted for a week. My doctor told me that he has had other patients that had bad side effects from this product. I'd like to open a class action lawsuit against the company. My eyes have been extremely dry and red since."

• Hou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 24, 2020

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I have had moderate eye floaters for years, but with one use of Lumify, it seemed to worsen. About 2 hours after applying one drop to each eye, I started seeing a noticeable increase of floaters in my field of vision. I have used Visine for years and never experienced this."

• D-E...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 11, 2023

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "Each time I have used these drops (one drop per eye in the morning), the side effects were different and more extreme. Initially, after several hours of application, my right eye felt very dry and scratchy. Today, the vision in my left eye became impaired (peripheral left quadrant - was seeing swirling movement), and I had a migraine headache both behind and around my right eye. I will no longer be using these drops."

• mye...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 23, 2023

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "Bought these since I heard great things. Like others, it worked great for a week or two (and didn't even use it every day) but now, whenever I put it in my left eye, it has a subjunctive hemorrhage in the same exact spot every time since I started it. Not worth it."

• Dan...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 22, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I, too, noticed that there is absolutely ZERO difference in the size or the amount of product when I purchased both of them (.25 and the .75 bottles). It’s totally scandalous, and I’m not sure how they (the makers) get away with this. On another note, I was amazed at how quickly my eyes whitened when using the product (about a year now), but now using it for this length of time, it seems like the drops are making my red eyes worse. I definitely have to use more than one drop to get the red out, and the effect doesn’t last long at all anymore. I’m beginning to think that there is more to these drops than what’s being shared with us. I’m planning on discontinuing use for a while so that I can determine if Lumify is actually making my eyes worse or not."

• Cai...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 1, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "As someone who has always suffered from dry, red eyes, I've been an avid Visine/Rohto's user. So when I saw the commercial for Lumify, I was interested. I thought it was too expensive at first, but suddenly there was a change to allow these to be paid for with FSA/HSA $. As with others, this product worked great at first. But over time, my eyes became dependent, and I developed a tolerance to them until I had to use them several times a day. Now they look worse than they originally did, and sometimes using them doesn't do anything at all for me. They also feel continuously dry, swollen, and generally irritated. No other eye drops work anymore, and now a year in, I finally read the reviews. Wondering if/when my eyes will ever return to normal... DON'T FALL FOR THIS TRAP."

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

Brimonidine ophthalmic 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."

• Bar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 23, 2019

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I just used these eye drops for the first time this morning, then took a shower. I was stunned to see when I looked in the mirror that the whites of my eyes were actually WHITE! I'm 64 years old and have had a lot of trouble with red, watery, itchy eyes just in the last year. Hands down, the best eye drops I've ever used, and I've used MANY!"

• fly...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 17, 2022

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Glaucoma, Open Angle "My ophthalmologist started me on brimonidine when he told me that my ocular pressure was too high. Almost immediately, I started to have problems with bright lights when driving after dark. I did some research and determined that this medication, when introduced to the eye, 'the dilator muscle experiences reduced activity, causing less pupil dilation and resulting in a more miotic pupil.' I had night blindness because the doctor failed to consider this activity, and my life changed dramatically."

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 1, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "After using Lumify for 5 days, one drop in each eye a day, I experienced a huge sub-conjunctival hemorrhage. The blood was so intense that it filled half of my eye and bulged at the surface. I went to my doctor to get my blood pressure checked, and all was OK. I have no other health issues. It has been two weeks, and my eye is just starting to clear up. I did not realize that Lumify was the cause until I read the same complaints by other consumers. I will never purchase from Bausch and Lomb again!"

• Les...
• September 23, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "This was recommended by my eye doctor. I used Lumify, only one drop, maybe once a week to go out. Yesterday, I applied one drop to each eye to go out. About an hour later, I noticed a subconjunctival hemorrhage in the outer corner of my right eye. This morning, my entire eye is bright red. I looked up the side effects, and this was listed as an infrequent side effect. I have no other risk factors: I didn't cough, sneeze, vomit, strain, rub, no foreign object, no hypertension, no diabetes, and take nothing that causes bleeding or bruising. This should be taken off the market."

• She...
• August 19, 2021

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "I experienced the rebound effect after long-term use. My eyes became addicted to the drops and were always red. I thought it was the only thing helping my redness short-term, but it was what was harming me. This is not good for long-term use. Please be warned!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2022

Brimonidine ophthalmic for Eye Redness "Used Lumify as a typical eye drop for dry eyes in one eye, and after a couple of days had a floater/light flash attack in one eye that came on suddenly. Felt like I had globs in my eye too. Went to the doctor, and they said it was typical old age (I'm 57). Symptoms gradually got better but didn't completely go away. Didn't relate it to Lumify until I started using the product again in my one eye (one eye weeps constantly), and same symptoms came back! Do not use this product! It's putting poison in your eye!"