Lattise. We have long wondered, when are they going to start selling this stuff for the cosmetic side effect of eye-lash growth? Lumigan, Travatan, and Xalatan are three similar drugs that we use to control eye pressure in patients with Glaucoma. All three drugs have an interesting side effect--they stimulate eyelash growth. So much in fact, some of our patients on these drugs look like they are wearing big, fake eyelashes. I even have a few who come in regulary for a trim--the lashes get too long.
Often our patients will ask, "My friends wonder if they can come here and get this medicine for their eyelashes?" Well...the thought certainly makes me a little uneasy.
CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLEToday's New York Times article raises many interesting questions. First, the Mascara market is 5 billion dollars a year. The drug company knows opportunity when it sees it. Second, who is going to prescribe this stuff? Will our glaucoma patients be tempted to bypass us and assume that their treatment is going OK without monitoring progress after their dermatologist Rx's the cosmetic version? (The cosmetic version is the same strength as the glaucoma med).
It will be interesting to see where this goes...
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