Bimatoprost, also known as Latisse or Lumigan, belongs to a group of drugs called prostamides, which are synthetic structural analogs of prostaglandin. Bimatoprost, marketed by Allergan, is administered in both the ophthalmic solution and implant form. It has the ability to reduce ocular hypotension, proving effective in conditions such as ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Bimatoprost is also used to treat eyelash hypotrichosis, or sparse eyelash growth. It was initially approved by the FDA in 2001 for ocular hypertension and later approved for hypothrichosis in 2008, as eyelash growth became a desirable adverse effect for patients using this drug.
Bimatoprost is used for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
These patients must be intolerant to other intraocular pressure lowering medications or inadequately responsive to other treatments.
Bimatoprost is also indicated to treat eyelash hypotrichosis.
Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Houston Eye Associates, Houston, Texas, United States
West Coast Eye Institute, Bakersfield, California, United States
Eye Research Foundation, Newport Beach, California, United States
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Arizona Advanced Eye Research Institute, Glendale, Arizona, United States
Biotrial, Newark, New Jersey, United States
AL-Azhar University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Scheie Eye Institute - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Santa Barbara Eyecare - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Ocala Eye - 3130 Location, Ocala, Florida, United States
Ocular Therapeutiux, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Ocular Therapeutix Inc, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Roberts Eyecare Associates, Vestal, New York, United States
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