PLEASE HELP! I CAN

[Aprilgirl74]

I was misdiagnosed as having pressure in my eyes and was given Latanoprost eye drops which I used for 5 days and my intuition told me to stop  it and get a second and third opinion which I did. I then found out I did not need to be on Latanoprost and my eye pressure was normal. I am only 45 and never had a problem with dark circles under my eyes which developed two days after I started using the eye drops. They're very bad, to the point that I am staying home and avoiding being seen in public without sun glasses. It's been weeks and they're just as bad. I need to know if they'll ever go away. I hope and pray that they do. Thank you so much for your attention and forthcoming reply.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[Aprilgirl74]

I will indeed dear doctor. Thank you again so very much. :-)

[Aprilgirl74]

Thank you so much for your prompt response dear Doctor. I must be that one of a kind case and I feel a bit of relief to know that these awful looking dark circles will eventually disappear. I'll make sure to repost as soon as I see then gone. God blessings...

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

while all the eye drops in that family (latanoprost, lumigan and travatan-Z can cause dark pigmentation around the eyelids I have never had (of the thousands of patient's I've treated with these medications) or read in the medical journals about the pigment occurring within 5 days. If that is the case one of a kind.

even in those people that are on the drops for years and years that develop the pigment wen they stop the medication the pigmentation generally goes away over months to a year or more.

JCH MD