Ocular lubricant ophthalmic for Dry Eye Disease User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Artificial Tears, Systane, Refresh Tears, Systane Ultra, Refresh, TheraTears, Lubricant Eye Drops, Avenova, Dry Eye Relief, Refresh Optive, Systane Hydration PF, GenTeal Tears Night-Time, Systane Complete, Refresh Optive Mega-3, Bion Tears, Isopto Tears, Refresh Celluvisc, Refresh Plus, Systane Ultra Preservative Free, Blink Tears, Refresh Optive Advanced, Refresh Relieva, Lacri-Lube S.O.P., GenTeal Tears Moderate, GenTeal, optive, Lacrisert, Artelac Nighttime, Refresh Lacri-Lube, Akwa Tears, 20/20 Tears, Regener-Eyes Lite, Visine Tears, Refresh Liquigel, Oasis Tears, Soothe, Stye Sterile Lubricant, Refresh Digital, ImproVue, retaine PM, Rohto Dry-Aid, Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops, Systane Nighttime, Systane Balance, GenTeal Tears Severe, Celluvisc, Hypotears, Tears Naturale II, Liquitears, Hypotears P/F, Duolube, FreshKote, Refresh Relieva PF, Opti-Free Pure Moist Rewetting Drops, Puralube Tears, Refresh Classic, Clear Eyes Outdoor Dry, Clear Eyes Natural Tears Lubricating, Clear Eyes Contact Lens Multi-Action Relief, Advanced Eye Relief Dry Eye, Alcon Tears, Tears Again, Blink Contacts, Blink Gel Tears, Natural Balance Tears, Blink-N-Clean, Refresh Repair, Soothe Night Time, Sterile Lubricating Tears, GenTeal Twin Pack, Viva-Drops, Visine Tired Eye Relief, Visine Tears Long Lasting, Duratears Naturale, Adsorbotear, Aquasite, Artificial Tears Plus, Comfort Tears, Natures Tears, Tears Naturale, Puralube, Aquasite Artificial Tears, Moisture Drops, Refresh PM, Hypotonic Tears, Twenty Twenty, Blairex Just Tears, Systane Overnight Therapy, Opti-Free Rewetting Drops, Tears Naturale PM, Hypotears Select, Tears Naturale Forte, TheraTears Contact Lens, Oasis Tears Plus, TheraTears Liquid Gel GenTeal Mild Visine for Contacts Ultra Fresh For Sty Relief Ultra Fresh PM Altalube Moisture Eyes PM Lubrifresh PM Refresh Contacts GenTeal PM GenTeal PF Refresh Endura Moisture Eyes Visine Pure Tears Lubricant Eye Ointment Refresh Digital PF Soothe XP optive Sensitive …show all brand names
Ocular lubricant ophthalmic has an average rating of 3.2 out of 10 from a total of 199 reviews for the treatment of Dry Eye Disease. 20% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 72% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Ocular lubricant ophthalmic
- Karaoke
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 5, 2020
Refresh Liquigel (ocular lubricant) "I'm 79 yrs old and Eye Dr. told me my eyes are very dry and to use Refresh liquigel for relief. After using in each eye about three times, I wake up with swollen eyelids and rash around the outside of each eye. My skin seems to reject a few drops that tear out of the eye after dropping into the eye. I had to stop using and wait it out with ice compression and allergy medication. I am very allergic to whatever is in this eye medication. Thank God that my eyesight and eyeball were not affected, only the eyelids and under-eye."
- Tom
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 7, 2022
Systane (ocular lubricant) "I have allergies and my eyes get itchy so I thought I would try Systane to sooth my irritated eyes. When I put a drop in each eye my eyes became blurred over and I could not see! As it dissipated some I could not longer read the information on the box! It damaged my eyes! I flushed my eyes out three times with water and it still didn’t help! They felt itchy and sticky.. That evening my right eye had a lump that appeared on my lower lid, white is still there! And my eye sight from the eye drops on Friday are still not back to normal! How can a company produce a product that is not safe to use? I am going to call my attorney!"
- MaegenJ
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 2, 2023
Systane (ocular lubricant) "I just started using the Systane Complete PF today for my dry eye symptoms. First time I used it this morning it was fine, but when I used it again this evening, I started to feel bad soreness in the back of my left eye which is something that I didn't have before using these drops and it also feels like my eyes are drier than they were before I put the drops in! I think I will be looking for a different drop to help my symptoms."
- Jen
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 16, 2022
Systane (ocular lubricant) "Caused horrible migraines and nausea both times using drops, within 30-40 minutes of using 1 drop per eye. First time I did not think it was due to drops, second time, 2 days later, I realized the cause was the drops. Caused a migraine both times... not a headache, but full on migraine!"
Are you taking this medicine?
- sjp
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 1, 2020
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "I bought Systane Ultra yesterday due to supposed accolades of doctors. Used it once. Eyes became increasingly red. That night all lights had halos (maybe the viscosity of the fluid?) Eyes burned when I tried to read. I read the reviews to see if any others were having similar side effects. They were. I washed my eyes with a warm baby shampoo solution last night to start ridding my eyes of the residuals. They are better this morning. Unfortunately, the experience and the experience of others have left me skeptical of Alcon products, or at least this one."
- Mel...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 22, 2022
Systane Ultra Preservative Free (ocular lubricant) "What a miserable experience! Something that is this expensive and preservative free shouldn't cause such discomfort. It has been a nightmare. My eyes got swollen, irritated and the entire eye socket area became/is bright red. I still haven't recovered from it. It looks like I got punched in the eyes. I've tried many brands and drops before and NEVER had an experience like this. I'm taking them back and will never, ever buy this brand again."
- sharonl
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 18, 2021
Systane (ocular lubricant) "I used Systane Relief for Dry Eyes about 5 years ago and felt my eyes got drier every day. The day I stopped was when my both corneas tore when I woke up and opened my eyes due to my eyes being so dry. I saw my optometrist and contacted Systane. Systane quickly sent a courier to pick up their product and never reported anything back to me. I called them and they wouldn't respond. 5 years later I am having laser surgery to repair my cornea where I had the most damage and lost 1/2 my vision in that eye."
- Birdg...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 30, 2019
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "I started taking Systane Ultra for dry eye, and my eyes got so red and irritated, I had to quit using it. My vision became very blurry and my eyes both really hurt. I am convinced it was preservatives in them that caused my problem. I will never use these again. I hope my eyes get better soon."
- Deb
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 7, 2018
Systane Balance (ocular lubricant) "Went to optometrists / opthamologist For eye exam said I had dry eyes. Gave me sample bottles said to use 4 or 5 times a day first two weeks then no less than 3 times a day. My eyes are swollen, vision blurry, I wake up with goo and gook in my eyes it is awful. I stopped today I hope it clears up soon I drive for a living."
- Jkano
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 9, 2019
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "Dr told me to use this 2 times a day for dry eyes every 12 hrs 1st day it seemed to help had a bad headache 2nd and 3rd day by 4th day my right hurt and was so irritated and my eyes were so blurry after reading these reviews. I stopped the Systane. My eyes are still bothering me but I’m 100% sure my eyes are more blurry and irritated then they were. These drops might help some people but I wish I would have never used them"
- Janie
- Taken for 10 years or more
- April 3, 2020
Lacrisert (ocular lubricant) "I have been using Lacriserts for at least 20 years, I have dry eye from sjogrens disease. Like other people say they are a God send. I have not been able to get them this last month and I now get to be totally miserable with my dry eyes since they have absolutely no tears. This is the third time his has happened to me. It is a necessity for me. Can someone please tell me why they are not available? I am in a lot of pain and so far this is the only medication that works for me, OTC or prescription"
- Eye-Eye...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 9, 2019
Lubricant Eye Drops (ocular lubricant) "I'm 50 and I've used other drops all my life with no problems. After a few weeks of using these drops my eyes started burning and I noticed my vision would get blurry at night while trying to watch TV. I never had these symptoms before using these drops and it was getting so bad I finally decided to look at the reviews... sure enough, I saw a lot of other people are experiencing the same exact horrible side effects. I just threw mine in the trash... I just hope it didn't do any permanent damage."
- Just...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 31, 2023
Refresh Optive Mega-3 (ocular lubricant) "I’ve been using Refresh Mega-3 and I felt relief at first. Then within an hour or less, the stinging begins, itching and stinging. I want to rub my eyes so badly to stop the burn! This too was recommended by my doctor with a coupon. Im going to stop using it! Going to buy another brand because I do need the eye drops because of dry eye."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- November 19, 2021
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "Crazy. My eye dr pushed these eye drops so hard and using these eye drops made my eyes dryer and dryer. It took 2.5 years to discover that I should use preservative free eye drops instead —because low and behold I was allergic to the regular drops! The reg drops caused more inflammation which interfered with My normal tear production. Thousands of dollars later, a lot of pain and suffering, two ulcers on my left eye and it was the office receptionist that suggested I try preservative free eye drops! And, within a couple of weeks my devastating dry eye symptoms were gone."
- John
- Taken for 10 years or more
- August 30, 2022
Systane (ocular lubricant) "This has been my brand for the past 15 years, product is very good. But new bottle introduced in 2022 is not working well for me, drop that forms at tip most of the time is to big like 3 drops in one, product is wasted, also doesn't fall always vertically in the line of the tip so also waste product. Former container was better."
- Lau
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 29, 2020
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "Been using Systane Ultra for 6 days for my dry eyes and I didn’t feel any of the beneficial effects of the drops. It actually made it worse. My eyes got too sticky and after 5 min went dry again. Now I have this burning sensation and decided to see the reviews and realize Systane is the problem. Will stop using it and hope my eyes get better!!"
- Andrew...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- April 19, 2023
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "I didn't connect it to the drops but I have had burning, redness, blurring vision, and floaters since I started using Systane Ultra. I got a new prescription for glasses as I thought my eyesight had changed. I will stop using it today. I have been using this product for the last 6 months so hope no permanent damage has been done. Avoid. MHRA should also look into the product."
- Gunga...
- September 10, 2019
Soothe XP (ocular lubricant) "The first time I used it it created a film over both my eyes that left in seconds. My eyes felt better in minutes. It pays to buy the better brand when dealing with your eyes. We shall see down the road, but for now I feel satisfied"
- Kenshu
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 1, 2022
Oasis Tears (ocular lubricant) "My wife had extremely severe dry eyes and the doctor told her to take these plus Xiidra drops. After using for several weeks, she is doing much better. The doctor then diagnosed me with less severe dry eyes and told me to use them too. I have noticed much improvement and no side effects. To use properly, point the top up, flick the vial to put the air at the top, then twist off the top. This prevents leaks and spills. It is expensive but most good eye drops are. These are preservative free so come in small vials for sanitation reasons, so I am fine with it as the cost of keeping germs out of our eyes."
- sleep...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 27, 2023
Oasis Tears (ocular lubricant) "I kept getting viral conjunctivitis and didn't realize until the third time that the only thing I did before the infection was use these eye drops. There are black spots of mold inside the screw top. I have a problem getting the drops to go in my eyes, so usually the top touches my eyelid. I wish I could post a photo of what the inside of the top looks like. Please take a look at yours. Mine doesn't expire for another 4 months, but clearly there is a big issue."
- Hudson
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 15, 2019
Systane Balance (ocular lubricant) "Was told to try systane balance after cataract surgery that resulted in dry eye. This drop is white and oily and blurred my vision. I was using it to clear blurred vision due to dry eye...not make it blurrier. Going back to Refresh Plus Preservative Free. I was hoping systane balance would help, but not for me. The Systane Ultra irritates my eyes too."
- S K W
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- February 21, 2023
Systane Balance (ocular lubricant) "Recently, I noticed that my eyes were burning and becoming cloudy after using my most recent bottle of Systane. Initially, I assumed there was something wrong with my eyes. However, I spent the past week at our vacation home and used a different bottle of the same product (with a different lot code), and I didn't experience any irritation. When I returned home and used the original bottle, the burning, and clouding returned. To test whether the issue was with the particular bottle, I tried another bottle of the same product with a different lot number and didn't experience any problems. The problematic product has lot number 117EX and expires in May 2023."
- mimi
- Taken for 10 years or more
- May 19, 2020
Lacrisert (ocular lubricant) "I have been using Lacrisert for thirty plus years and have not been able to get a prescription for months. I was told they are on six month backorder. My pharmacy has given up calling the company. I have contacted the company to no avail. I need help and don't know what to do."
- MeSni...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- May 10, 2022
Systane Hydration PF (ocular lubricant) "My opthomologist recommended this for me. She said that I had the driest eyes she'd ever seen. She said to get the individual vials vs the single bottle. For treating my dry eyes they are top notch! There are no side effects. I'll use a few vials daily as needed. I find them super easy to use. Only con, pricey..."
Reviews may be edited to correct grammar/spelling or to remove inappropriate language and content. Reviews that appear to be created by parties with a vested interest are not published. This information is not intended to endorse any particular medication. While these reviews may be helpful, they are not a substitute for the expertise, knowledge, and judgement of healthcare professionals.
Learn more about Dry Eye Disease
Care guides
Symptoms and treatments
Medicine.com guides (external)
More about ocular lubricant ophthalmic
- Compare alternatives
- Pricing & coupons
- Reviews (290)
- Latest FDA alerts (15)
- Side effects
- Drug class: ophthalmic lubricants and irrigations
Patient resources
- Ocular lubricant drug information
- Hydroxypropyl cellulose (Advanced Reading)
- Artificial Tears Eye Drops
- Artificial Tears Eye Ointment
- Carboxymethylcellulose
- Hydroxypropyl Cellulose
Other brands
Artificial Tears, Systane, Refresh Tears, Systane Ultra, ... +82 more
Systane Ultra (ocular lubricant) "Bought these today for dry eyes and soon as I put them in I felt the worst eye stinging I have ever felt! Horrible! Boric acid??? I want my money back and a good explanation as to why they hurt my eyes!!"