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This is a commercial name for a line of eyedrops which includes those that supplement tears when deficient and those that temporarily get the red out for pictures and such.

Dr. Richard Bensinger reviewed this

54 year experience in Ophthalmology

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Tetrahydrozoline

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Eye irritation
Blurred vision
Cloudy or blurred vision

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What to do if I forgot my visine in my pants by accident, and it was hot when I grabbed it out.can I still use it?

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A 22-year old male asked:

Im trying to tell my friend that even a small amount of Visine can be dangerous. Just to settle this dumb argument how much Visine would someone need to take for it to be lethal?

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A 36-year old asked:

Can 5 year old use visine?

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A 38-year old female asked about a female:

Can i give my 4 year old visine?

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A 35-year old asked:

Does visine affect natural tear production?

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Can you use visine to pass drug test if so how much?

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Is it possible for you to use visine to treat pinkeye?

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What happens if someone puts visine in your drink? My friend put a lot in someones drink...

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How long does visine keep the red away? If I use visine in the morning, will it last all day?

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A 50-year old asked:

Could use your help docs! a friend bought some weed and suspects it of being soaked in visine. Can that be bad?

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Does visine cause diarrhea?

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Can visine really give people diarrhea?

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Can visine pass a urine test? How much?

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A 40-year old asked:

Am I allowed to use visine eyedrops with my contacts?

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A 48-year old male asked:

Which is a better product for routine contact lens moisturizing? Blink Contacts or Visine for Contacts?

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A 50-year old asked:

Can you tell me about drug test packets you can buy at walgreens, will they detect bleach or visine if either of these were added to it?

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A 22-year old male asked:

If i take out my contacts, put them in solution, put on regular visine, wait 10 minutes, can I put my contacts back in? Or will it be irritable?

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A 22-year old male asked:

If i take out my contacts, put them in solution, put on some original visine, wait 10 minutes, can I put my contacts back in? Or will it be irritable?

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A 32-year old asked:

Visine good for scratched eyes?

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Will visine cause gas and diharhea?

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