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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Glaucoma / August 2004xalatan vs travatan
Does anybody know if there is much difference bewteen xalatan and travatan?? > Does anybody know if there is much difference bewteen xalatan and travatan?? Both are in the same family of meds, the prostaglandin analogues, and both can be very effective at lowering IOP. Travatan is associated with a higher frequency of red eyes amongst its users. They also tend to get more pigmentation of the skin around the eyes, as well as eyelash growth (these may also be seen with Xalatan). Some studies show Travatan is a little more effective at lowering IOP while others show they work about the same. I have switched several patients from Xalatan to Travatan when their IOPs started to climb. About 50% showed mild improvement while 50% stayed the same. Hope that helps, Rick Cohn, MD Glaucoma Specialist Winter Park, FL > > Does anybody know if there is much difference bewteen xalatan and travatan?? > > Both are in the same family of meds, the prostaglandin analogues, and > both can be very effective at lowering IOP. How do they compare to Lumigan, which is what I am presently using. Don > > > Does anybody know if there is much difference bewteen xalatan and travatan?? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Don Very similar...they're all in the same class of drugs...Lumigan often has the most redness but tends to work the best of the three. --Dr. Cohn My specialist switched me from travatan to Lumigan and the 1st day of using it my eye was swollen and bright red and hurt like heck. I went to her immediately and she took me off it immediately...said I had a reaction to it. Now the travatan never did that to me. She told me Lumigan is a stronger med then travatan. Is that true?  SignatureHelen > > > > Does anybody know if there is much difference bewteen xalatan and travatan?? > > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > has the most redness but tends to work the best of the three. > --Dr. Cohn > My specialist switched me from travatan to Lumigan and the 1st day of using > it my eye was swollen and bright red and hurt like heck. I went to her > immediately and she took me off it immediately...said I had a reaction to > it. Now the travatan never did that to me. She told me Lumigan is a > stronger med then travatan. Is that true? some studies don't support that. I feel Lumigan works a bit better, but it definitely makes eyes redder in many. --Dr. Cohn I know personally I can not handle xalatan however travatan doesn't bother me. Seems xalatan causes my eyes to be VERY sore...but travatan doesn't. SignatureHelen > Does anybody know if there is much difference bewteen xalatan and travatan?? |
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