We have not had any of our patients report this complication. This doesn't mean that we will not see this complication of iris color change (to a darker color) in the future. We have had models and actresses who have light colored eyes as their marketing attribute ask us for Latisse, but we have advised them... more
Will Latisse change eye color?
If I have light blue eyes, will Latisse turn my irises brown?
3 answers to “Will Latisse change eye color?”
A: Yes, latisse can darken light colored eyes
This is an extremely rarely reported complicaltion of the medication which primarily occured with the glaumcoma version of the drug. It is for this reason that they advise applying it only to the upper eyelid
A: Rarely will latisse affect eye color
This has been a rare complication of Lumigen, reportedly less than one per cent, i.e. blue eyes turning brown. Lumigen is the glaucoma medication which morphed into Latisse, the eyelash extender and thickener. In the clinical trials leading up to the approval of Latisse this side effect did not... more
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23 Mar 2009
It could. The article I read on MSN news [it's under 10 beauty treatments to avoid] says that it's permanent, so if they do change, you can't fix it ever. Personally I would rather just use mascara and have my blue eyes than have them change to brown irreversibly!