Several pink Lycee boxes can look alike. Here is the distinction to check first: Rohto Lycee Glow can be used with ordinary soft or hard contact lenses, but not while coloured or circle lenses are worn. For drops to use with coloured lenses in place, compare the separate product Lycee Contact w.
I’m Irene, a Taiwanese pharmacist working in Japan.
This guide starts with your lenses, then helps you recognise the Glow box and use its small-drop nozzle. A moment spent checking the full name is much easier than discovering you brought home the wrong pink bottle.
Start with what is on your eyes
Glow or Contact w
Then compare symptoms and intended use.
Glow or Contact w
This means non-coloured lenses.
Glow or Contact w
Check both medicine and lens instructions.
No Glow; Contact w is compatible
Glow’s leaflet explicitly excludes use while coloured contacts are worn.
At the shelf:
- Tired eyes, with a small-drop design in mind: consider Glow 8 mL after checking lens compatibility.
- Dryness or discomfort while wearing lenses, or help inserting them: compare Contact w, which has those labelled uses and explicitly includes coloured lenses.
- Severe eye pain or diagnosed glaucoma: seek advice before choosing either.
Recognise this box: Rohto Lycee Glow 8 mL
ロートリセグロウ
Lycee Glow｜Japanese Class 3 OTC medicine
Volume: 8 mL
JAN: 4987241191321
Japanese product-page cooling rating: 1/5
Chinese readers may know the Lycee family as “小花”. The complete product name matters more than that nickname. Taiwan’s official “樂敦妮婕眼藥水” is a separate regional listing; do not assume its formula or directions are those of Japanese Glow.
What is Glow intended for?
Its Japanese indications include tired eyes, discomfort with soft or hard lenses, blurred vision associated with discharge, itching, inflammation from UV or other light, and prevention in situations such as after swimming or exposure to dust or sweat. A prevention indication does not make it a substitute for assessment of an eye infection.
- Vitamin B12 0.02%: an eye-fatigue ingredient; it also gives the liquid its pink colour.
- Vitamin B6 0.1% and neostigmine methylsulfate 0.005%: Rohto describes roles in metabolism and focusing function respectively.
- Chlorpheniramine maleate 0.03%: an antihistamine for itching.
- Sodium chondroitin sulfate 0.5%: included for corneal moisture care.
Additives include menthol, camphor, sesame oil, geraniol and sodium hyaluronate. Check the full leaflet if you have allergies. The cooling score describes sensation; it is not a treatment-strength score or a promise of zero irritation.
Why compare Contact w separately?
ロートリセコンタクトw
8 mL｜Japanese Class 3 OTC medicine｜JAN 4987241135646
It covers lens discomfort, tear supplementation for dryness, tired eyes and blurred vision, plus a separate lens-insertion use. Its ingredients include hypromellose, glucose and sodium chondroitin sulfate. Rohto explicitly includes coloured lenses and use without lenses.
Using Glow’s small-drop nozzle
The fine nozzle and slim bottle are designed to produce a small drop that is less likely to overflow, with makeup in mind. Makeup results vary. A smaller drop is not a reason to double the dose.
- Check your lenses: do not use Glow while coloured contacts are on, even if the front of the box says contacts are OK.
- Squeeze gently: Rohto warns that extra force can produce a larger drop or two drops in succession.
- Keep the tip clear of the eye, eyelid and lashes: avoid contact with mascara too.
- Follow Glow’s dose: 1–3 drops per application, 5–6 times daily. Do not increase it yourself.
- Check for droplets or crystals on the nozzle: Rohto says to wipe these gently with clean gauze or similar material. Recap after use.
Irene’s little reminder: A gentle squeeze and a clean distance from your lashes are the useful habits here. Take your time around eye makeup; a small nozzle does not mean you should bring it closer.
Contact w has two labelled uses
As eye drops: 1–3 drops, 5–6 times daily. For insertion: moisten both surfaces of the lens with 1–2 drops before putting it on. Wash your hands before handling lenses, and keep the bottle tip from touching lenses or fingers. This insertion use belongs to Contact w, not Glow. It does not replace lens-cleaning, disinfection or storage solution.
When can coloured lenses go back in after Glow?
The reviewed Glow leaflet gives no universal reinsertion interval for coloured lenses. Do not import a generic “wait a few minutes” rule. Ask your eye-care professional or pharmacist with the medicine and lens details; for use while coloured lenses are on, choose a product explicitly labelled for that purpose.
Safety checks before use
Ask first; stop for a reaction
Both products require prior advice if you are under medical treatment, have a medicine-allergy history, severe eye pain or diagnosed glaucoma.
Stop immediately and seek advice with the package for skin rash, redness or itching, or eye redness, itching, swelling or painful stinging. Persistent pain is not something to dismiss as cooling.
The review timelines differ
- Glow: stop and consult if symptoms have not improved after 5–6 days.
- Contact w: its leaflet specifies about two weeks without improvement.
- Both: persistent blurred vision also calls for stopping and advice. These are not instructions to wait through worsening symptoms.
Children and pregnancy
Glow’s leaflet requires adult supervision for children but gives no numerical minimum age. That is not blanket approval for every age. Ask about young children or those who cannot cooperate with drops.
Rohto’s Glow-specific pregnancy FAQ says it may be used during pregnancy within the labelled dose, with the obstetrician informed and their advice followed. Check breastfeeding or use alongside other eye medicines individually rather than extending that answer to every situation.
After opening and while travelling
Keep Glow tightly capped, cool and away from sunlight and fluorescent light: its B12 can fade with light exposure. Avoid places at or above 40°C, such as a hot car. Keep away from children. Do not decant, share, add anything or use cloudy liquid.
The leaflet gives 2–3 months after opening as a guide, with correct storage and never past the printed expiry. A distant expiry date does not mean an opened bottle should be kept until the next trip.
At a Japanese pharmacy:
「ロートリセグロウはありますか？ カラーコンタクトをつけたまま使える目薬も確認したいです。」
“Do you have Lycee Glow? I also want to check drops suitable while wearing coloured contacts.” Explain your lenses, symptoms and other medicines as well.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Lycee Glow with coloured or circle lenses on?
No. Glow’s current Japanese leaflet excludes use while coloured lenses are worn. Ordinary non-coloured soft and hard lenses are compatible. Contact w is a separate product explicitly compatible with coloured lenses.
Is Japanese Glow the same as Taiwan’s Lycee product?
This guide covers Japanese ロートリセグロウ 8 mL. Taiwan’s official 樂敦妮婕眼藥水 is a separate regional listing; do not transfer its formula or lens instructions to Glow.
Does a smaller drop make Glow stronger?
No such conclusion follows. The nozzle is designed to limit overflow and help with makeup and handling. Follow the labelled 1–3 drops per application, 5–6 times daily.
Can Glow be used to wet lenses before insertion?
That is not a labelled Glow use. Contact w has the separate direction to wet both lens surfaces with 1–2 drops before insertion. It is not a replacement for lens cleaning, disinfection or storage solution.
Can Glow be used during pregnancy?
Rohto’s Glow-specific FAQ permits use within the labelled dose, with the obstetrician informed and their advice followed. Check first if under treatment, with medicine allergies or other individual concerns.
How long can I continue, and how long does an opened bottle last?
For Glow, stop and seek advice after 5–6 days without improvement or for persistent blurred vision; stop immediately for suspected reactions. Its leaflet suggests 2–3 months after opening with correct storage and before printed expiry. Do not use cloudy liquid.
Sources and image credits
- Glow product, ingredients and official images
- Glow Japanese leaflet, including coloured-lens warning
- Glow nozzle design and handling advice
- Contact w product, indications and lens compatibility
- Contact w Japanese leaflet
- Rohto Glow pregnancy FAQ
- Rohto Taiwan: regional name and version
- Rohto Chinese-language product index: Glow name
- Rohto Chinese-language range guide: the 小花 nickname
