Glaucoma Drug Spells End of Mascara


A drug developed for the treatment of glaucoma was thrown into the news several years ago at its evident effect on the eyelashes, making them thicker and longer. The drug, Latisse, has now been taken into further studies to try and develop it into a cosmetic drug for all those who wish to have fuller and thicker eyelashes. Not only could it enter the market as a cosmetic drug, but continue as an easy application for glaucoma patients and even as a treatment for all those who have undergone chemotherapy.

Until now the drug has treated glaucoma patients with a gel-like formula and reduces the pressure associated with the onset of glaucoma. However its side-effect appears to come from the hormone-like aspect of the drug which induces eyelash growth. Researchers in Southampton are now trying to develop the drug into a mascara-like applicator, so it is applied directly onto the eyelashes. The drug already has a license in America and is thriving well with the remarkable results it is producing. Six hospitals in the UK are now testing the product to see just how the results come about and how long they take. Current statistic show that after about four months the eyelashes have increased in thickness by 106%, are darker by 18% and are longer by 25%.

The drugs usage in the treatment of glaucoma has been successful for several years now which provides a good initiative for the drug to be inserted into the cosmetic market. The lack of clumps, smudges, panda eyes and so on we all associate with mascara could also be eradicated with the simple use of this drug; and could even end the latest craze of false eyelashes. Applied daily, the liquid drug would come in a bottle that is applied directly onto the eyelashes and with its marvelous effects after just four months; it’s not hard to see why the cosmetic industry is crossing its fingers for its approval.

30th January 2010

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