During the "labeling" process for approval the makers of Latisse agreed to have the instructions state that contact lenses should be removed before application and not be replaced for at least 15 minutes. The risk is that the product could get on the contact lens and have delayed washout from... more
Latisse application with contact lenses on
What exactly happens if Latisse is used without taking out the contact lenses? I know contact lenses must be removed prior to the daily use of Latisse. I was just curious what effect does the Latisse have on the eye if the lense remained intact. Would it cause irritation, infection, destroy the lense etc.?
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A: Latisse may become impregnated in the lens and increase eye irritation
The problem with leaving a soft contact lens in the eye while applying Latisse chronically is that some of the medication may become impregnated in to the lens. Soft contacts tend to absorb and adsorb material from the tear film. Interestingly, these may become vehicles for continuous delivery of the dug from... more
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