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.
Universitaets-augenklinik, Magdeburg, Germany
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly, University Hos- pital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
A.O. San Paolo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California, United States
Sall Medical Research Center, Artesia, California, United States
Coastal Research Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Laboratoires Théa, Clermont ferrand, France
Hospital de Clínicas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Ophthalmology Associates PC, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
UNC Kittner Eye Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California, United States
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