Latanoprost
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2020
- Latanoprost or Xalatan treats both elevated pressure inside the eye and glaucoma. This very widely prescribed medicine favorably alters the course of intraocular hypertension and slows or halts progression of vision changes much more dramatically than its predecessor timolol.
Unfortunately in its early stages glaucoma remains totally symptom free. By the time an individual notices vision change, considerable irreversible damage exists in nerve cells at the back of the eye. Glaucoma tends to strike those over age 50. This is one of the reasons periodic eye examinations become increasingly important with aging.
Elevated pressure within the eye results from resistance to the outflow of aqueous humor manufactured by the ciliary body. This results in intraocular pressure in excess of 21 mm which jeopardizes the health of tissues of the optic nerve. Used only once each evening Latanoprost generally suffices to restore normal pressure. When necessary a second or third medicine may be added.
Opened containers of Latanoprost should be stored at room temperature. After 6 weeks any remaining material should be discarded. Latanoprost tends to degrade relatively quickly especially if exposed to excessive heat or sunlight.
Contact lenses should be removed prior to applying Latanoprost and not replaced for at least 15 minutes afterward. Side effects related to Latanoprost are limited to local irritation and redness. Some darkening of the iris may occur along with pigmentation of the eyelid skin and notable eyelash growth.
My loved one was diagnosed with glaucoma and started using these drops. I’m praying they work and stop the glaucoma from progressing.
This video has told me all I need to know about this drug. Today is the first day that I am starting to use Latanoprost. You are easy to understand and very thorough. I feel much more confident in using the drops. Thank You!!
Side effects?
@@PBAB17 Eye Herpes is possible
Dr Landow:
I’m retired M.D. but had no idea I should keep my latanoprost in the refrigerator until opening it. Thank you for this excellent, clear, helpful video!
I also had no idea it needed to be in the fridge until opened for use. That info was way down on the last page of information sheet. Should be in large print on the bottle. This was not really a problem for me until I put my Latanoprost on mail order. Then I had three bottles in the cupboard at room temp.
Thank you! Thank you! This video was very informative and useful.
Thank you doc for the video it was very much helpful and informative I was just prescribed Latanoprost I hope and pray 🙏🏿 to God it helps me
I’ve been using Latanoprost for a year now. It has lowered the pressure in both eyes. My doc says there’s a lot of drugs for high pressure. I’m 67, & I’m not too worried about developing glaucoma. I hope you do well with the medicine 🙂
Amazing to know what you give your patients !!
Very thorough coverage. Includes price and source information.
Most complete and clear . The best I have heard even as a doctor myself. Thank you! mitra(Dr.)
Most welcome! Thank you
thank you. i wish my ophthalmologist had been a hundredth as informative about latanaprost as you before rx'ing it to me...
Yeah...no "S". Considering the ramifications. My doctor was rather casual about it.
Very informative
Great Lecture , THANK YOU,
Your show was very helpful to me am a first time use of this drug. Thank you so much
I started Monoprost that contains latanoprost and started having tinnitus after four days!My God!I have never had problems with my ears in the past!I have constant fulness and ringing in my ears!I am going tospeak to my doctor to switch it immediately !
Ptosis is well documented in the use of Latanoprost. Something my Ophthalmologist didn't tell me was a possibility. And it did happen. And it happened quickly too. So would be great to have this included in the vid, cheers from NZ
Thank you for this insight. I started to say it opened my eyes to another thing to look out for but it's a terrible play on the words. I really do appreciate the information as I have "big" eyelids and will be observant on what they are doing.
So far to good with the Latanoprost. This video was more helpful than the doctor or the pharmacist.
I have just been diagnosed 03/14/22
I have been given this eye drop to take
One of the side effects I read was weight gain
Thank you appreciate your channel.
Did you experience weight gain with it?
Doctor could you please do a video on Methadone and it's history???
In Australia latanoprost costs about $7.
I had an eye injury about 20 years old, a pair of pliers flew into my eye and ruptured my eye right at the bottom of the irus which then made me lose my irus and lens. My eye was sewed back together and the doctor put in a fake lens. I also have a buckle around the outside of the eye because of a retinal tear. For years my eye pression was around 20 and then I stopped the eye drops (dorzolamide/timolol) because I wanted to get pregnant and worried about the effects of the drops to the fetus.. It took 9 years to get pregnant... And then after giving birth 2023 I got pregnant again.. So now I have a 1 year old and 4 month old... At 2 months postpartum I noticed a slight eye pressure pain and so closed my good eye and knoticed my bad eye had very little vision. My good eye over rules my bad eye and so I dont know 100% if this extreme loss in vision was sudden or not, but I feel I would have noticed if it was.
My doctor prescribed the dorzolamide timolol along with alphagan and my heart felt like it was going to explode.. so then i was put on latanoprost and eye pressured was checked last week (after only 1 week of use) and eye pressure went from 44 to 55. What would have made my eye go up in pressure? In the video it was said to not use after cataract surgery (if i heard this correctly)... What is the reason not to use it? I have a fake lense so would I be in that category of shouldnt be taking? I worry bc my pressure greatly increased and then my doctor wants me to switch to Rockalan eye drops which still have latanoprost in it. Im also taking Dorzolamide which I feel is helping.. been on Dorzolamide for this past week, along with the Latanoprost and my pressure is back down to 44. But idk if the latanoprost is working against the dorzolamide and my pressure would be lower if i used just the dorzolamide.
Can i keep the my drops in the fridge after opening zalatan
Great review. I did use timalol and bad sidefects including E.D.
Not good. Been on the one described here for over a month. Had no issues.
Thank for cleaning up about NOT refrigerating it after opening.
Why not I wonder????
did you have side effects with latinoprost? if so which ones? what is ED?
@@candlelady239 ED is erectile dysfunction. Probably not a worry if you are the candle lady. :)
Terrible heart palpitations and chest pain after 1st use. Used them for about 6 months cause even after I told doc the side effect he said keep taking them. I got the heart palpitations well here it is a couple years later and still having intermittant heart palpulations. They want you to take it at night hoping you can sleep and not notice your heart beating out of your chest, thats kinda hard to do. Can you imagine they give these drops to small dogs, must kill them fast.
My mom is suffering so much due to this drops 😢
I have had glaucoma for Years and I have also used Latanoprost….for Years. My eyes are much worse these past two years, and now I have….3 …..different Opthalmologists. So, Latanoprost ain’t what it’s cracked up to be. But, what do you expect for an MD to say !
Is there a difference in strength of. 10 and. 005
Can you use Latanoprost for eyelash growth? Just using it topical?
My eyelashes are noticeably longer, especially when I use mascara. They started getting longer fairly quickly, like within a couple of months or so after I started eye drops
What is the difference between between glaucoma and cataract?
Cataracts can be removed but glaucoma is not curable. It can be managed, however Cataract removal can give you back your sight.
I PAID EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A LITTLE BOTTLE OF ZALATAN.. AND COULDN'T USE IT BECAUSE IT RENDERED ME ALMOST SIGHTLESS. COULDN'T SEE MY FOOD IN FRONT OF ME... TRAVATAN Z IS OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS..WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR EYE DROPS AT SUCH GREAT PRICES, CAN YOU SAY PLEASE,...!!???.
I,have angl glacoma
I am starting this tomorrow and am so scared.
I started and my drops went from 42-18 in 6 days
@@johnmendoza7734 my dr checked it. I’m still being followed weekly! I also had laser iriodomy done on my right and then in my left. My glucoma specialist had to redo the right again. My right eye is def worst then the left. How do you check your eye pressure at home? I’d be afraid to touch my eyeballs.
Do you have glucoma? This came out if no where, I have narrow angle glucoma.
Just picked up my drops today . I’m really scared too. All these possible side effects scare me. I already have high blood pressure and anxiety. This isn’t right. I’m too young for this
@typorter660 how have you been since taking the drops. I start mines tonight
Hang in there. I was very concerned as well and am still concerned as I don't see bigpharma as my friend. I've been on the Lantanaprost now for about 8 weeks and no problems. The doctor first prescribed Lumigen & the pharmacy said a two week supply was 200.00. With insurance. I went to another doctor and got the lantanaprost for free. @@typorter660
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