SPRING - SUMMER 2001

Inside this issue
CAN-TV	AMD Inaugural Session – Senior Center
Bloomingdale CHARACTER COUNTS!	Eye Screening – ADA and ISPB
ISPB Lectureship, Year 2000 (IOA)	Research Updates
Fireworks Safety	Glaucoma Drug and Eyelash Regrowth
Steps for Putting in Eye Drops	Eye Tips for Joggers and Walkers
Cataracts and Body Size	CHC/IL and ISPB
Sunglasses for Outdoor Workers	Remembrances
ISPB Board of Directors; ISPB Financial	Quick Tips

Glaucoma Drug and Eyelash Regrowth

Researchers suggest that eyedrops used to treat glaucoma also may have an added benefit of spurring hair growth in some patients who have lost their eyelashes and may pave the way for new treatments for baldness.

In the May 2000 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, a case report described a woman with a suspected allergic reaction to ibuprofen losing all her eyelashes and much of her hair. Later she was treated with the drug latanoprost for glaucoma-related pressure, and she also received the benefit of the regrowth of eyelashes in two months.

The first report of this beneficial side effect was in 1997 by Seattle researchers. At the present time latanoprost’s only approved use is for treating glaucoma (Source: Reuters Health, New York, May 19, 2000).

The Visionary, published as a service of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness,
is available upon request. The information contained in this issue,
taken from sources considered to be accurate,
does not replace the need for professional eye care consultations and treatments.

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