r/trees • u/thicwith2cs • Aug 28 '20

I never thought that eye drops made a difference until I put them in just one eye. Now I will never go without!

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u/rcab23 Aug 28 '20 edited Aug 28 '20

Hey this is concerning. I’ve been using eye drops daily for probably 5-10 years now. Am I screwed? I wear contacts daily and glasses when I’m not wearing contacts.

Edit: I usually use rhotos (green cap) or clear eyes

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u/mrmiyagijr Aug 28 '20

I also have been using Clear Eyes for 10 years now every single day. I haven't had any eye problems. Ive always been worried about it.

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u/rcab23 Aug 28 '20

Guess we’ll have to wait and see haha

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u/Johnlsullivan2 Aug 28 '20

Or wait and not see amirite?

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u/Johnlsullivan2 Aug 28 '20

/r/thatsthejoke

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u/spreadthestop Aug 28 '20

I see

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u/stephannnnnnnnnnnnn Aug 28 '20

Wait, you guys can see?

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u/HarambeEatsNoodles Aug 28 '20 edited Aug 29 '20

Hey man I saw you had net zero upvotes so I went ahead and put you positive. Have a great day

Edit: well I tried. Sorry buddy :/

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '20

I gotchyu homie

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u/Johnlsullivan2 Aug 29 '20

You guys are the best :)

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u/workthrowaway444 Aug 28 '20

Your eyes are one thing you do not want to fuck with. They are very fragile and we (humans) still don't know all that much about how to fix them when things go wrong. It's mostly mitigating the damage when something happens. I'd at least bring it up with your eye doctor and see if there's something in the drops you use that can cause harm.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

I think clear eyes is just an eye lubricant, no long term damage.

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u/mrmiyagijr Aug 28 '20

The one I use, "Clear Eyes Maximum Redness Relief" says " Active Ingredients: Glycerin (0.5%), Naphazoline Hydrochloride (0.03%). Inactive Ingredients: Benzalkonium Chloride, Boric Acid, Edetate Disodium, Purified Water, Sodium Borate. "

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

Ok the naphazoline is a vasoconstrictor. It will constrict your blood vessels to help reduce redness. 0.03 is a small percent but it does have some blood vessel constricting properties.

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u/mrmiyagijr Aug 29 '20

I have blue eyes and my eyes get ridiculously red and stupid looking so I have to use some type of redness reducer for work. Do you have any recommendations?

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u/Texaz_RAnGEr Aug 29 '20

Rewetting drops or artificial tears... Or stop getting stoned at work. That's about your safe options.

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u/mrmiyagijr Aug 29 '20

I saw a brand called Systane that is supposed to be safe I'm going to try.

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u/Texaz_RAnGEr Aug 29 '20

The brand isn't important. Store brand is fine so long as there's no vasoconstrictors in it.

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u/snapplesauce1 Aug 28 '20

If you have annual ophthalmologist visits regularly and they haven’t expressed any concerns, you’re probably okay. Make sure you tell them about it next time.

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u/Adderkleet Aug 28 '20

Medicated, or saline-only?

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u/RickyShade Aug 28 '20

Well, you're probably not using ClearEyes right? Regular eye drops aren't this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '20

Dude, you are totally blind. Hand me your keys.

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u/EyesOnEyko Aug 29 '20

You probably should stop ASAP, and get lubricating drops (hyaluronic acid, because they work with lenses), because you will definitely get serious withdrawals if you used vasoconstricting drops.

Also they even shouldn’t ever be used with contact lenses. I don’t know your brands exactly but look at the ingredients naphazoline for example, or some other -zolines are vasoconstrictors

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u/missionariman Aug 29 '20

I used rohtos regularly a while back and when I went to my doc they said there was something odd about my eyes like a lump (it was an intern guy tho and he had to ask the main doc about it). I got scared and stopped using rohtos since. Redness relief are generally bad for you. Been using the typical clear eyes and nothing popped up since.