Eyelash growth from application of bimatoprost in gel suspension to the base of the eyelashes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether bimatoprost (Lumigan, Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA) causes increased lash length when used in gel suspension applied to the base of the eyelashes.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Participants

Nineteen subjects were enrolled.

Methods

Subjects recruited from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute were screened, and those who met inclusion criteria were enrolled. Each participant received 2 vials of gel suspension, which contained bimatoprost and normal saline, respectively, each mixed 1:1 with Gonak gel (Akorn Inc., Lake Forest, IL) and labeled "right eye" and "left eye" according to randomization. The suspension was applied to the upper eyelid eyelashes every evening on the designated eye for 6 weeks.

Main outcome measures

Lash le

SUBMITTER: Wester ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2864326 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature