Hazel Eyes and Latisse/Bimatoprost? Do you think with my eye color I would be safe to use it? (photos)

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Hi! I have researched Latisse so many times over the years, and while I really want to try it, I know that my particular eye color is the one that is susceptible to changing when bimatoprost is used INSIDE the eye as drops for glaucoma. Do you think with my eye color I would be safe to use it only on my lash line for eyelash growth, or is there more info now that suggests I should not? Thank you!!

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. Latisse does have the ability to change hazel eye color, if it gets into the eye while applying it to your eyelashes. If you follow the instructions and use the product as suggested, there should be no issue with getting it into your eyes. Best Dr. Emer

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

Hello MrsK.  There have been zero (0) documented cases of color changes in the eyes using Latisse for eyelashes.  The only reason this warning exists on the insert is that it has happened when used inside the eyes as a glaucoma medication.  If you are using the product as designated for lashes only you should not be getting it into your eyes.  Best of luck.

Tracy Kayan, MD · Answer

Patients with any eye color can safely use latisse, however if you have lighter eyes, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you do not use so much product that it drips into your eye. If you go to apply your product and there is enough on the brush to actually leak into your eye, dab a little off and start again. As long as you just paint a thin layer onto your upper eyelids and wait for this to dry, you should be fine.

Leonel Calderon, MD · Answer

Good Afternoon and thank you for your question. Latisse® does have the capability of changing the iris of the eye if the product goes directly into the eye. As long as you follow the instructions and apply the liquid to the upper eye lid only there should not be an issue. Best of luck to you.

Jennifer Janiga, MD, FAAD · Answer

This is a great question.  Hazel eyes are susceptible to color change with Latisse even if you are only applying it to the lash line because some will get into your eye.  The risk is likely lower with the lash line application than with the larger amount placed directly into the eye for glaucoma but it is real for patients with hazel eyes.  It is not a problem for blue eyes as blue eyes are blue because of reflection and have no pigment.  Brown eyes also do not have a problem, just the hazel.  If this is a concern for you, which is very understandable,  then lash thickeners or extensions may be a better option for you or Alpheon eyelash serum which is more like Rogaine than Latisse and does not have the same eye color change risk.

Kristine Brecht, MD (license suspended) · Answer

Dear Hazel Eyes,You are safe to use it no mater what color the eyes.Apply the lattise with a little brush (which they provide) just above your upper lid lashes.Takes 2 seconds to apply, nightly. Takes about 2mo to start seeing thicker and longer lashes.Best. Dr Brecht

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

The reports on Latisse and eye color change are so overblown. They are about the ingredient in Latisse being put INTO the eye. Not on the lid. If you have blue, green, light eyes and follow the directions for Latisse, applying it only to the top lash line, then you'll be fine and your eye color will remain the same.  "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and 
cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."

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