Lumigan eye drop solution is well-known and effective in managing eye pressure in the eyes or open-angle glaucoma. The Food and Drug Administration had approved Lumigan as the only treatment for elevated intraocular pressure in the year 2001. Lumigan has bimatoprost as its active ingredient which helps in reduction the pressure in the eyes.
Our eyes have aqueous humor, a fluid that can be found inside the eyes. This fluid is essential in our vision. It enables our eyeball to roll from side-to-side, up and down. Aqueous humor drifts in and out from the eyeball’s trabecular meshwork or eye chambers. And if the chambers get blocked by some elements, the fluid will get stuck and will build up causing to elevate the intraocular pressure.
If intraocular pressure continues to elevate, there will be a possibility of severe damage to the eyes. Elevated intraocular pressure can cause danger to the optic disc which might lead to blurry vision and might even cause blindness.
The bimatoprost in Lumigan can help to lower down the increased pressure. Since bimatoprost is prostaglandins analog, it copies what the naturally-occurring prostaglandins do. Lumigan sooths out the eye chambers which eventually will alter the flow of the aqueous humor back to normal. In that occurrence, the elevated intraocular pressure will gradually decrease.
Lumigan is a widely used for the amazing result it gives to people who have increased eye pressure and glaucoma. However, Lumigan side effects have stormed the using public. Allergan, Inc. the company behind the formulation of Lumigan, had not denied that Lumigan side effects are possible to be experienced, however, they emphasized that Lumigan side effects are nothing but minor which with continuous use of the medicine, the side effects will slowly eliminate.
Side effects were viewed by everyone as undesirable or unwanted result from a certain medicine, however, Lumigan side effects which include growth of eyelashes to stronger, longer and thick, are considered of course as positive side effect, the gem that they have discovered from a solution that is purposely made for glaucoma.
Growth of eyelashes is among of the many Lumigan side effects that one may encounter. Some changes in the applied area are also expected to be experience by patients under Lugiman medication, like, redness of eyelids, swelling of eyelids, redness of the eyes, eye irritation, eye itching, burning sensation to the applied area, or darkening of the eye, and change of iris color. It has already mentioned that these side effects will alleviate with constant use of the solution, however, as with regards to the change of color of the iris, this one is permanent, that although with constant application of the medicine, the iris color will not change back to its normal color.
Thus, this particular Lumigan side effect; the permanent change of iris color, has been a challenge to the manufacturer and to some medical experts on how to get back the original iris color of those who have been under the medication and how to not affect the iris color of those who are to undergo the Lumigan medication.