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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Drug Class

Anti fungal drug

Brands

Alphagan • BRIMOCT

Side Effects

Common

Itchy eyes
Sleepiness
Visual changes
Burning eyes
Change in vision
Sore or burning eyes

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I have open angle glaucoma and i'm suffering from sever eye pain back of the eye sometimes redness also comes up Suggest me medition for eye pain i am using brimonidine eye drops?

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