The Effects of Xalatan, Travatan and Lumigan on Skin Pigmentation Near the Eye

Summary

The purpose of this study is to study changes in skin color that may be caused by using one of the three eye medicines: Xalatan, Travatan or Lumigan.

Timeline

Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2011-04

Completion

2011-04

Publications

• Background Albert DM, Gangnon RE, Zimbric ML, Damico CM, Fisher MR, Gleiser J, Grossniklaus HE, Green WR. A study of iridectomy histopathologic features of latanoprost- and non-latanoprost-treated patients. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Nov;122(11):1680-5. doi: 10.1001/archopht.122.11.1680.
• Background Herndon LW, Robert D Williams, Wand M, Asrani S. Increased periocular pigmentation with ocular hypotensive lipid use in African Americans. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 May;135(5):713-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)02146-3.
• Background Kook MS, Lee K. Increased eyelid pigmentation associated with use of latanoprost. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000 Jun;129(6):804-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00402-5.
• Background Wand M, Ritch R, Isbey EK Jr, Zimmerman TJ. Latanoprost and periocular skin color changes. Arch Ophthalmol. 2001 Apr;119(4):614-5. No abstract available.
• Background Kapur R, Osmanovic S, Toyran S, Edward DP. Bimatoprost-induced periocular skin hyperpigmentation: histopathological study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;123(11):1541-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.123.11.1541.
• Background Doshi M, Edward DP, Osmanovic S. Clinical course of bimatoprost-induced periocular skin changes in Caucasians. Ophthalmology. 2006 Nov;113(11):1961-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.05.041. Epub 2006 Aug 28.
• Background Wistrand PJ, Stjernschantz J, Olsson K. The incidence and time-course of latanoprost-induced iridial pigmentation as a function of eye color. Surv Ophthalmol. 1997 Feb;41 Suppl 2:S129-38. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80020-3.
• Background Alm A, Widengard I. Latanoprost: experience of 2-year treatment in Scandinavia. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2000 Feb;78(1):71-6. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078001071.x.
• Background McCarey BE, Kapik BM, Kane FE; Unoprostone Monotherapy Study Group. Low incidence of iris pigmentation and eyelash changes in 2 randomized clinical trials with unoprostone isopropyl 0.15%. Ophthalmology. 2004 Aug;111(8):1480-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.11.013.
• Background Alm A, Schoenfelder J, McDermott J. A 5-year, multicenter, open-label, safety study of adjunctive latanoprost therapy for glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;122(7):957-65. doi: 10.1001/archopht.122.7.957.
• Background German EJ, Hurst MA, Wood D, Gilchrist J. A novel system for the objective classification of iris colour and its correlation with response to 1% tropicamide. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 1998 Mar;18(2):103-10.
• Background Takamoto T, Schwartz B, Cantor LB, Hoop JS, Steffens T. Measurement of iris color using computerized image analysis. Curr Eye Res. 2001 Jun;22(6):412-9. doi: 10.1076/ceyr.22.6.412.5490.
• Background Melgosa M, Rivas MJ, Gomez L, Hita E. Towards a colorimetric characterization of the human iris. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2000 May;20(3):252-60.
• Background Elbaum M, Kopf AW, Rabinovitz HS, Langley RG, Kamino H, Mihm MC Jr, Sober AJ, Peck GL, Bogdan A, Gutkowicz-Krusin D, Greenebaum M, Keem S, Oliviero M, Wang S. Automatic differentiation of melanoma from melanocytic nevi with multispectral digital dermoscopy: a feasibility study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001 Feb;44(2):207-18. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.110395.
• Background Fullerton A, Fischer T, Lahti A, Wilhelm KP, Takiwaki H, Serup J. Guidelines for measurement of skin colour and erythema. A report from the Standardization Group of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis. 1996 Jul;35(1):1-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02258.x.
• Background Andreassi L, Flori L. Practical applications of cutaneous colorimetry. Clin Dermatol. 1995 Jul-Aug;13(4):369-73. doi: 10.1016/0738-081x(95)00069-r.
• Background Dornelles S, Goldim J, Cestari T. Determination of the minimal erythema dose and colorimetric measurements as indicators of skin sensitivity to UV-B radiation. Photochem Photobiol. 2004 Jun;79(6):540-4. doi: 10.1562/yg-03-08.1.
• Background Draaijers LJ, Tempelman FR, Botman YA, Kreis RW, Middelkoop E, van Zuijlen PP. Colour evaluation in scars: tristimulus colorimeter, narrow-band simple reflectance meter or subjective evaluation? Burns. 2004 Mar;30(2):103-7. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2003.09.029.
• Background Youn JI, Park JY, Jo SJ, Rim JH, Choe YB. Assessment of the usefulness of skin phototype and skin color as the parameter of cutaneous narrow band UVB sensitivity in psoriasis patients. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2003 Oct;19(5):261-4. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00047.x.
• Background De Felice C, Flori ML, Pellegrino M, Toti P, Stanghellini E, Molinu A, Tosi P, Bagnoli F. Predictive value of skin color for illness severity in the high-risk newborn. Pediatr Res. 2002 Jan;51(1):100-5. doi: 10.1203/00006450-200201000-00018.
• Background Tsai TF, Bowman PH, Jee SH, Maibach HI. Effects of glycolic acid on light-induced skin pigmentation in Asian and caucasian subjects. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000 Aug;43(2 Pt 1):238-43. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2000.104894.
• Background Rubegni P, Cevenini G, Barbini P, Flori ML, Fimiani M, Andreassi L. Quantitative characterization and study of the relationship between constitutive-facultative skin color and phototype in Caucasians. Photochem Photobiol. 1999 Sep;70(3):303-7.
• Background Park SB, Suh DH, Youn JI. A long-term time course of colorimetric evaluation of ultraviolet light-induced skin reactions. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1999 Jul;24(4):315-20. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00488.x.
• Background Trujillo O, Vanezis P, Cermignani M. Photometric assessment of skin colour and lightness using a tristimulus colorimeter: reliability of inter and intra-investigator observations in healthy adult volunteers. Forensic Sci Int. 1996 Jul 31;81(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(96)01939-1.
• Background Maeda M, Kachi H, Matubara K, Mori S, Kitajima Y. Pigmentation abnormalities in systemic scleroderma examined by using a colorimeter (Choromo Meter CR-200). J Dermatol Sci. 1996 Mar;11(3):228-33. doi: 10.1016/0923-1811(95)00446-7.
• Background Wu H, Wang H, Li H, Oshuaakey J, Xiao F, Ke Y, Xu H, Xiao J, Lu D, Parra E, Shriver M, Xiong M, Barton SA, Hewett-Emmett D, Liu W, Ji L. Skin reflectance in the Han Chinese and Tibetan populations. Hum Biol. 2001 Jun;73(3):461-6. doi: 10.1353/hub.2001.0043.
• Background Van den Kerckhove E, Staes F, Flour M, Stappaerts K, Boeckx W. Reproducibility of repeated measurements on healthy skin with Minolta Chromameter CR-300. Skin Res Technol. 2001 Feb;7(1):56-9. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2001.007001056.x.
• Background Takiwaki H, Miyaoka Y, Skrebova N, Kohno H, Arase S. Skin reflectance-spectra and colour-value dependency on measuring-head aperture area in ordinary reflectance spectrophotometry and tristimulus colourimetry. Skin Res Technol. 2002 May;8(2):94-7. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2001.80206.x.
• Background Lee JA, Osmanovic S, Viana MA, Kapur R, Meghpara B, Edward DP. Objective measurement of periocular pigmentation. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2008 Dec;24(6):285-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00377.x.

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