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Risk Factors for Glaucoma
Glaucoma and Your Eyesight

In the early stages of open-angle glaucoma, there are usually no symptoms. Most people are not aware that they have glaucoma until it is diagnosed by an eye doctor.

Although glaucoma can affect anyone, you may be at greater risk if one or more of the following describes you:

I am African American or Hispanic
I am over the age of 40
I have a relative with glaucoma
I have ocular hypertension (elevated IOP)
Nearsighted
Diabetes
Long-term steroid treatment
Eye injury or trauma
High blood pressure

The best way to find out if you have glaucoma (or elevated IOP that may lead to glaucoma) is to schedule an appointment with your eye doctor. See Diagnosing Glaucoma to learn what your eye doctor will do during the appointment to check your IOP.


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LUMIGAN (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% is for the treatment of high eye pressure, also called intraocular pressure (IOP), in people with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Important Safety Information
LUMIGAN (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% has been reported to cause darkening (pigmentation) of eye color, eyelid skin and eyelashes, as well as increased growth of eyelashes. Pigmentation changes can increase as long as LUMIGAN is used. After stopping LUMIGAN, darkening of eye color is likely to be permanent while darkening of the eyelid skin and eyelash changes may be reversible. The effects of increased darkening beyond 5 years are not known.

The most common side effects are eye redness,  growth of eyelashes,  and itchy eyes.

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