I did some research on eye drops that contain tetrahydrozoline, like visine, and found some frightening results, a dependency called rebound reaction. I wear contacts, have terrible allergies, and work construction, so my eyes come in contact with a lot of irritants. They are bloodshot a couple times a day, so I have been using eye drops to try and relieve the irritation, dryness, and redness. I did not know that using eye drops like visine can cause a dependency and essentially make the problem worse. I have stopped using visine all together when I found out about the dangers of tetrahydrozoline. I read that it can eventually lead to glaucoma! I am affraid that I might have developed a rebound reaction from using visine about 10 times a week, sometime more, for a year or two now. Should I be worried about having chronic bloodshot eyes now due to rebound reaction? Will my eyes' dependency on tetrahydrozoline go away if I do not use it for a certain period of time? My next eye appointment is not for a month or two, but I want to easy my worries and stresses about this asap. I will only use a preservative free rewetting eye drop from now on, and I am going to carefully check the lables in light of all this information. I have looked into this a LOT and found a lot of good information, but I cannot find anything about what to do once you develop a rebound reaction. Thank you for any information and help! I greatly appreciate it.

hi i have used visine for about a year and its been about 2 months since i've used it

i also have allergy eyes, and things like smoke irritate my eyes.

i have a couple questions to see if we have similar symtoms. i'll answer my questions and you answer them too please

at some point was one eye red and the other eye white? yes

do your eyes ever itch? rarely

do they ever hurt? no

do you have any vision problems? no

is the top portion of your eye (behind the top eyelid) whiter than the rest of your eye? yes, much whiter

does the the middle and bottom portion of your eye have the same amount of redness? yes



i'd also like to know how long it takes to completely recover from visine overuse.

Just a suggestion: Start using something like Refresh tears in the single-use vials that have no preservatives, just physical properties that make your tears sort of gel up and stay put a little longer.