travoprost and Eyelid-Diseases

We evaluated the recovery of patients with PAPS for whom the treatment regimen switched from conventional prostaglandin F2α analogues to a new selective prostaglandin-EP2 agonist: omidenepag isopropyl.. From November 2018 to July 2019, we prospectively evaluated 11 patients who had been using conventional PGF2α drugs. Digital photographs of the patients were taken before the start of omidenepag isopropyl therapy and ~3 and 6 months after. Three independent observers used the photographs to judged recovery according to the 5 signs of PAPS: deepening of the upper eyelid sulcus (DUES), flattening of the lower eyelid bags, upper eyelid ptosis, ciliary hypertrichosis, and periorbital skin hyperpigmentation.. The mean age of patients was 61, and 7 patients were female. The original PGF2α drugs were bimatoprost, latanoprost, travoprost, and tafluprost. The mean duration of PGF2α treatment was 65 months. PAPS signs were evaluated in 10 patients after 3 months and in all 11 patients after 6 months: After 3 and 6 months, DUES improved in 3 and 3 patients, respectively; flattening of the lower eyelid bags improved in 1 and 2 patients, respectively; upper eyelid ptosis did not improve in any patients; ciliary hypertrichosis improved in 0 and 2 patients, respectively; and eyelid pigmentation improved in 2 and 8 patients, respectively. The 3 patients who showed improvement in DUES at 6 months had all previously used bimatoprost.. Some PAPS signs improved after patients started taking omidenepag isopropyl. Our findings will be useful for patients taking antiglaucoma eye drops.

Topics: Aged; Antihypertensive Agents; Bimatoprost; Drug Substitution; Eyelid Diseases; Female; Glycine; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Latanoprost; Male; Middle Aged; Orbital Diseases; Prospective Studies; Prostaglandins F; Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; Pyrazoles; Pyridines; Syndrome; Travoprost

Topics: Administration, Topical; Aged; Antihypertensive Agents; Audiometry; Blinking; Eyelid Diseases; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Orbit; Travoprost

To investigate the frequency of prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy among bimatoprost, latanoprost and travoprost users.. Retrospective observational case series.. The study group included 105 patients who were using one of the drugs in one eye for more than 1 month, and the other eye was used as a control.. The frequency of prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy.. Special care was taken to detect five prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy findings. Hertel exophthalmometry measurements and colour pictures of the periocular area were taken.. Statistically significant differences were found among the groups regarding the presence of all prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy findings (P < 0.05). Periorbital fat loss was the most frequent and was observed in nearly all prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy patients except those who were relatively young. The overall frequency of prostaglandin-associated periorbito pathy was 93.3% in the bimatoprost group, 41.4% in the latanoprost group and 70% in the travoprost group. The frequency of deepening of the upper lid sulcus was 80% in the bimatoprost group, 15.7% in the latanoprost group and 45% in the travoprost group. The frequency of milder changes (the presence of either only periorbital fat loss or dermatochalasis involution or the presence of both) was higher in the latanoprost group (62%) than in the travoprost (35.7%) and bimatoprost (7.1%) groups.. Prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy is as common as other adverse effects when careful examinations are performed and is more frequent and more severe in bimatoprost users. The loss of the periorbital fat pad is the first sign to occur during the evolution of prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy, especially in older patients.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amides; Antihypertensive Agents; Bimatoprost; Cloprostenol; Eyelid Diseases; Female; Glaucoma; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Latanoprost; Male; Middle Aged; Ocular Hypertension; Ophthalmic Solutions; Orbital Diseases; Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; Retrospective Studies; Travoprost; Young Adult

To investigate the incidence of deepening of the upper eyelid sulcus (DUES) with topical use of travoprost in Japanese glaucoma patients.. This prospective study enrolled 32 primary open-angle glaucoma Japanese patients who had been treated topically with travoprost unilaterally for 6 months at baseline, and started treatment in both eyes. The patients were observed during outpatient visits at 2, 4, and 6 months. At every visit, the photographs of both eyes and forehead were displayed randomly and the presence of DUES was diagnosed when 3 examiners unanimously rated the case as positive. The patients were also asked if they noticed any subjective symptom of DUES. Sex, refraction, and intraocular pressure (IOP) were evaluated as potential risk factors.. DUES was identified objectively in 34% (11/32) of the patients after 2 months of treatment, and in 53% (17/32) after 4 and 6 months of treatment. The incidence was significantly higher in older patients (P<0.05), but not related to sex, refraction, pretreatment and posttreatment IOP, and IOP reduction. Finally, 41% (7/17) of patients with objectively diagnosed DUES noticed the presence of DUES by themselves. No patient dropped out of the study because of DUES.. DUES is a common side effect of topical travoprost treatment in Japanese glaucoma patients.

Topics: Administration, Topical; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antihypertensive Agents; Asian People; Cloprostenol; Eyelid Diseases; Eyelids; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Humans; Incidence; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Middle Aged; Ophthalmic Solutions; Prospective Studies; Travoprost

We investigated the appearance frequency of eyelid pigmentation and eyelash bristles after the use of five types of prostaglandin (PG) analogs.. This study included 250 eyes from 250 patients diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who were treated with either latanoprost, travoprost, tafluprost, bimatoprost, or isopropyl unoprostone for >3 months in only one eye. Photographs of both eyes were obtained, and the images were assessed by three ophthalmologists who were masked to treatment type. The existence of eyelid pigmentation and eyelash bristles was judged, and images of the left and right eyes were compared. Subjective symptoms regarding the existence of eyelid pigmentation and eyelash bristles were investigated through a questionnaire.. There was no significant difference between the five types of medications with regard to eyelid pigmentation (P=0.537). Use of isopropyl unoprostone resulted in a significantly lower incidence of eyelash bristles (P<0.0001). The questionnaire investigation showed that eyelid pigmentation and eyelash bristles were significantly more frequent with travoprost (42.0% and 42.0%, respectively) and bimatoprost (58.0% and 60.0%, respectively) than with other three medications (P<0.0001).. The appearance frequency of eyelid pigmentation was similar among the five types of PG analogs studied, and eyelash bristles appeared less frequently with isopropyl unoprostone use. Patients are conscious of eyelash bristles; therefore, these adverse effects should be sufficiently explained to patients before PG administration.

Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amides; Antihypertensive Agents; Bimatoprost; Cloprostenol; Dinoprost; Eyelashes; Eyelid Diseases; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Latanoprost; Male; Middle Aged; Ocular Hypertension; Prospective Studies; Prostaglandins F; Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; Prostaglandins, Synthetic; Skin Pigmentation; Surveys and Questionnaires; Travoprost

To confirm the possible mechanism by which topical prostaglandin antiglaucoma drugs cause a deep superior sulcus.. Among patients who used bimatoprost (Lumigan), latanoprost (Xalatan), or travoprost (Travatan) and who developed a deep upper lid sulcus, 18 eyes of 11 patients (mean age, 58.2 ± 8.9 years) were studied. Seven patients were binocular users of one of the eye drops and four were monocular users. Preaponeurotic orbital fat was obtained, and the mean adipocyte density compared.. In the four monocular users, mean adipocyte density of treated eyes was 1758.21 ± 158.15 cells/mm(2), and that of untreated eyes was 1258.73 ± 127.54 cells/mm(2). This difference was statistically significant (P = 0.04), suggesting that the adipocytes were atrophied in the treated eyes. The mean adipocyte density of the bimatoprost group was 2073.35 ± 184.89 cells/mm(2), that of the travoprost group was 1623.46 ± 218.99 cells/mm(2), and that of the latanoprost group was 1468.20 ± 113.44 cells/mm(2). The densities of the bimatoprost and travoprost groups, but not of the latanoprost group (P = 0.75), were significantly different from that of the untreated group (P < 0.001).. Fat atrophy can be considered a mechanism of upper eyelid sulcus deepening in patients using topical prostaglandin analogs.

Topics: Adipocytes; Adipose Tissue; Amides; Antihypertensive Agents; Atrophy; Bimatoprost; Cell Count; Cloprostenol; Eyelid Diseases; Female; Glaucoma; Humans; Latanoprost; Male; Middle Aged; Ocular Hypertension; Orbital Diseases; Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; Travoprost

Topical travoprost, a prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) analog, has several well-known side effects, including a darkening of the eyelid and eyelash hypertrichosis, but there are no reports of a deepening of the eyelid superior sulcus associated with its use.. We examined one patient with unilateral normal-tension glaucoma and another with unilateral primary open-angle glaucoma, both of whom were treated with travoprost monotherapy unilaterally for 2 years.. Both patients gradually developed a deepening of the eyelid superior sulcus with hyperpigmentation in the eyelid skin of the treated eye. The disparity between the treated eye and the fellow eye was quite visible. However, the disparity returned to normal after discontinuation of travoprost for 15 months. A deepening of the eyelid superior sulcus is more significant in Asians, who seldom have an eyelid crease or deep sulcus. One proposed mechanism is a mechanical insult to the eyelid causing levator dehiscence. A second possible mechanism is fatty degeneration and reduced collagen fibers in the levator complex caused by the PGF(2alpha) analog. However, the exact mechanism remains to be determined.. A deepening of the eyelid superior sulcus should be considered a possible complication of topical travoprost that can be reversed by discontinuation of the medication.

Topics: Aged; Antihypertensive Agents; Cloprostenol; Eyelashes; Eyelid Diseases; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Hair Diseases; Humans; Hyperpigmentation; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Travoprost