dark/black circles under my eyes

[Nala2509]

I am currently on Ganfort eye drops once a day for NTG and have noticed recently that I have got very dark/black circles under my eyes. This is new for me having never had anything like this before. The area around my eyes also feels very sore/tender. Does anyone else suffer with this or have any tips for reducing this dark circles?

many thanks

[Olivertwist24]

yes I having been using Ganfort for many years and it does give u dark circles & longer eyelashes! Only thing I do for the dark circles is put a concealer on the dark circles which does help to conceal ! not sure of another remedy I am afraid .

[Nala2509 in reply to Olivertwist24]

Thank you, I will try concealer 😊

[North-Sea]

I use concealer too. I believe the change in skin tone is a common side effect of eyes drops. Not sure about the tenderness.

[Nala2509 in reply to North-Sea]

Thank you

[Sodalover]

I am recently diagnosed and using monopost drops, which have caused dark circles and longer darker thicker eyelashes. Concealer works for the dark skin but I do look a little strange as I only have glaucoma in one eye and the difference in my eyes is very noticeable. My eye was a little sore to start with but I’m now also using Theoloz duo eye drops for dry eyes and the soreness has stopped.

[Nala2509 in reply to Sodalover]

I will try Theoloz for dry eyes as maybe it’s the dry eye drops that I am using that is causing the tenderness. Thank you.

[Booklover57]

I’m the same as you, Ganfort makes my eyes sore, I have dark circles and my eyes look more deepset than before. I just use concealer ( rimmel is my favourite, I have tried quite a few ) which helps.

[Nala2509 in reply to Booklover57]

Thank you

[Iona57]

I'm on bimatoprost, which Ganfort contains and I have dark circles , longer eyelashes,and use concealer . I had a trabeculectomy in June on my right eye and no longer need to use drops in that eye. The skin round the eye is now lighter and eyelashes are getting sparseŕ ( you cant have everything!) It now looks quite different from my rather Gothic left eye which is still on the drops. I've never had soreness from the drops though.

[Nala2509 in reply to Iona57]

Thank you

[Beecalmed in reply to Iona57]

Interesting! I’ve always wondered if the deepset eye & dark circles would disappear in the event I wasn’t on drops in the future. 👍🏻

[Pley]

I've been using these drops for over ten years and I also have the dark rings around my eyes. But I have no tenderness. Unfortunately I do not know of any cure other than to try and cover them up.

[Nala2509 in reply to Pley]

Thank you

[TriciaLL]

I’ve been using Ganfort for over a year now and I find a little Vaseline at night helps soothe my eyes and Simple Soothing Eye Balm for during the day under concealer.

[Marocean in reply to TriciaLL]

I haven't heard of Simple Soothing Eye Balm; what company makes it and can it be purchased online? Thanks in advance

[TriciaLL in reply to Marocean]

The eye balm is made by a company called Simple. It contains no artificial perfume, is hypoallergenic and isn’t tested on animals.

[Marocean in reply to TriciaLL]

Thanks, I'll check that out!!

[Nala2509 in reply to TriciaLL]

Thank you, unfortunately I cannot use Vaseline, but I will have a look for the soothing balm.

[Sjrogrens in reply to Nala2509]

Try Vitamin E Ointment (not the cream), not sure if it improves anything, but certainly feels soothing. I have never discussed this with an eye doc.

[Marocean]

I am on Lumigan (Bimatoprost) and definitely have a darker area under my eyes, and also my eyelids. I just use an eye cream to keep the under-eye area moisturized and then a concealer (currently using either Ilia which has less crap in it, or Haus Labs). Still looking for a good concealer with less bad stuff in it though. I use Ilia cream eye shadow on my lids.

[Nala2509 in reply to Marocean]

Thank you