Latanoprost / netarsudil ophthalmic and Eye Pain: What Users Say

• red...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2020

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I experienced glaucoma open angle in both of my eyes-red eyes, burning, watering, very extreme itchiness of the eyelashes, eyelids, and tear ducts, a feeling something was crawling in my eyes and in my tear ducts. I'd get a gritty feeling like a speck of sand was in my eye. My nasal area by my tear duct itched. My skin felt very sensitive when water would touch my eye area and forehead area. I could not apply any kind of cream on my eye area without it becoming irritated, eye pain at times. My reaction started about two months after I started using Rocklatan. My doctor just recently took me off of Rocklatan, and slowly things are improving. My eye pressure did drop using Rocklatan when taken with another drop, I just happened to have an allergy reaction to Rocklatan."

• red...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2020

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I experienced glaucoma open angle in both of my eyes-red eyes, burning, watering, very extreme itchiness of the eyelashes, eyelids, and tear ducts, a feeling something was crawling in my eyes and in my tear ducts. I'd get a gritty feeling like a speck of sand was in my eye. My nasal area by my tear duct itched. My skin felt very sensitive when water would touch my eye area and forehead area. I could not apply any kind of cream on my eye area without it becoming irritated, eye pain at times. My reaction started about two months after I started using Rocklatan. My doctor just recently took me off of Rocklatan, and slowly things are improving. My eye pressure did drop using Rocklatan when taken with another drop, I just happened to have an allergy reaction to Rocklatan."

• Hub...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 28, 2022

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "Terrible side effects: loss of visual acuity (distance), itchy red eyes, swollen eyelids, headaches, eye pain, mild heart palpitations, extreme dry eye, and burning eyes upon drop insertion. Getting off it!"

• Mar...
• August 7, 2022

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I have been on Rocklatan for several months now. It has been a horrible experience for me. My pressure dropped in my right eye from 19 to 16 this last time, and my Dr. was pleased with that. But this medication has been unbearable many, many times. Bloodshot, watering, and irritation. I was on Combigan 2 times daily and Lumigan at night. My Dr. wanted my pressure down in my right eye due to some previous damage. He said about a month ago I could go back to Lumigan, but I’ve been trying to tough it out. I can’t take this medication anymore. Way too many side effects. I will be calling him tomorrow to go back to or on to something else."

• Dav...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 25, 2022

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "As a severely myopic patient, I have been treated successfully for ocular hypertension with Latanoprost and subsequently Bimatoprost. My doctor relocated, and another doctor in his practice took over my care. To my surprise, the new doctor said I had glaucoma. I was put on Rocklatan, a drug my insurance company will not pay for after they denied my prior authorization request. Go figure! Although it reduced my IOPs by 30%, the side effects have been horrible: burning, stinging, dry eyes, headaches, eye pain, mild heart palpitations, light sensitivity, swollen upper eyelids, and decreased visual acuity. I am miserable! I just called my new doctor to get off this miserable drug. I cannot live like this, and after 35 days of use, you would think any accommodation to the drug's side effects would have occurred by now."

• Mit...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 12, 2022

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "Over 18 months, my pressure has been dropping from 19 to a most recent 13 in both eyes. Bloodshot and tearing is not ideal, but the result is impressive. Using Clear Eye drops helps with side effects."