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Abstract #13893 Published in IGR 8-2
The comparison of eyelash lengthening effect of latanoprost therapy in adults and children
Elgin U; Batman A; Berker N; Ilhan BEuropean Journal of Ophthalmology 2006; 16: 247-250
PURPOSE: To compare the eyelash lengthening effect of latanoprost in adults and children with glaucoma. METHODS: Twenty eyes of 13 men and 7 women (mean age: 54.9, range 42-69 years) with primary open-angle glaucoma and 20 eyes of 9 boys and 11 girls (mean age: 10.7, range 6-16 years) with glaucoma were included in this prospective study. In 19 children, juvenile glaucoma and in one, pseudophakic glaucoma had been detected. A single eyelash was pulled from the center of the upper eyelid before latanoprost therapy and at the sixth month of therapy, and measured. RESULTS: In adult cases, the mean eyelash length was 5.79 ± 0.18 mm (5.5-6.1 mm) at baseline and 6.45 ± 0.21 mm (6.2-6.8 mm) at the sixth month. In children, the mean length was 5.66 ± 0.22 mm (5.3-6.0 mm) at baseline and 6.39 ± 0.37 mm (5.9-6.9 mm) at the sixth month. The mean difference in eyelash lengths at baseline and the sixth month was 0.67 ± 0.09 mm (0.5-0.7 mm) in adults and 0.75 ± 0.25 mm (0.4-1.2 mm) in children. CONCLUSIONS: The differences in mean eyelash lengths at baseline and at the sixth month of latanoprost therapy were statistically significant in both adults and children (p = 0.000). The mean of the difference of the eyelash length in children was higher than in adults but the result was not statistically significant (p = 0.678).
Dr. U. Elgin, Department of Glaucoma, Ministry of Health, Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospi tal, Ankara, Turkey
Classification:
11.4 Prostaglandins (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
