How long can you use latanoprost?

This medicine reaches its fill effect after 8-12 hours, and reduced pressure lasts for at least 24 hours. Mostly you use latanoprost whole your life but if recommended otherwise by the doctor, you may stop using it.

Can you use too much of latanoprost?

This drug shouldn’t be used more than once in a day. As using it more than once a day may result in the medicine not working for you and will not help in lowering pressure in your eyes.

Why should this medicine be taken at night?

It helps to effectively lower IOP (intraocular pressure) during the day and nighttime with once nightly administration. However, it is found that the daytime latanoprost effect on IOP and uveoscleral outflow is more pronounced.

What foods should be avoided with Glaucoma?

if you are consuming high trans fatty acid, this may result in damaging the optic nerve. So, you should avoid baked goods like cookies, cakes, donuts, French fries or stick margarine to steer clear from deteriorating your glaucoma.

How does sleep affect eye pressure?

As lack of sleep is correlated with detrimental health, hence it may eventually lead a person to serious eye conditions like glaucoma i.e. increased pressure inside the eye.

How long can you use latanoprost?

This medicine reaches its fill effect after 8-12 hours, and reduced pressure lasts for at least 24 hours. Mostly you use latanoprost whole your life but if recommended otherwise by the doctor, you may stop using it.

Latep 0.005% Drops— Dawaai - Uses, Side Effect, Price In Pakistan

Latep 0.005% eye drop is composed of

Latanoprost (0.005%)

Primarily used for

Glaucoma

Belongs to the category

Miotic, Antiglaucoma Preps

Precaution:

Its use is specially cautioned in inflammatory neovascular (sight-threatening complication), angle closure or congenital glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, open angle glaucoma in pseudophakia (false lens) patients, severe asthma, risk factors for iritis (inflammation of iris), uveitis (inflammation of uvea) or cystoid macular oedema (painless disorder affecting central retina), period of cataract surgery & having history of herpetic keratitis (viral infection of eye).