Compare Lumigan vs. Travatan
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Lowers eye pressure.
Lumigan (bimatoprost) is an effective first-line treatment for high eye pressure, but it might cause changes to your eyelashes and eye color.
Lowers eye pressure and controls glaucoma.
Travatan (travoprost) is a first-choice treatment to prevent and treat glaucoma because it's effective and has few side effects.
Upsides
- Good at lowering eye pressure to help with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
- You only have to take Lumigan (bimatoprost) once a day.
- Available as a generic.
- It's easy to use, with one drop every evening.
- Travatan (travoprost) can be used with other eye drops for better results.
- The new formulation of Travatan (travoprost) is less irritating and can be stored at room temperature.
Downsides
- Can permanently change the color of your eyes and eyelids.
- Can darken and increase the length, thickness, and number of eyelashes.
- Travatan (travoprost) can permanently darken your eyes and eyelids, even after you stop using it.
- Travatan (travoprost) can temporarily cause your eyelashes to grow longer, darker, and thicker – which may irritate your eyes.
- You'll need to wait 15 minutes after applying Travatan (travoprost) to put your contacts in.
- There's no generic option available, so it can be expensive.
Used for
Dosage forms
- Eye drops
- Eye drops
Price
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$170.42
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Side effects
14possible side effects
- Red eyes31%
- Swollen eyes3%
- Bleeding on the eye3%
- Eye irritation3%
- Eye pain3%
- Itchy eyes3%
- Swollen red eyelids3%
- Itchy eyelids3%
- Eyelash growth3%
- More eyelashes3%
- Inflamed, sensitive eyes3%
- Darker eyelids3%
- Blurry vision3%
- Worse vision3%
12possible side effects
- Red, dry eyes40%
- Eye pain7%
- Changes in eyesight7%
- Eye irritation7%
- Feeling like there's something in your eye7%
- Itchy eyes7%
- Eye/Eyelid inflammation2%
- Cataract2%
- Eye infections2%
- Darkening of the eyes/eyelids2%
- Dry eyes2%
- Increased sensitivity to light2%
Risks and risk factors
- Darker eye color and eyelids
- Long-term use of Lumigan (bimatoprost)
- Changes to eyelashes
- Long-term use of Lumigan (bimatoprost)
- Eye swelling and inflammation
- Eye infection
- Sharing eye drops with others
- Darkening of the eyes
- Long-term use
- Darkening of lashes
- Long-term use
- Darkening of contact lenses
- (Re)inserting contact lenses too soon after applying Travatan (travoprost)
- Eye injury or infection
- Sharing eye drops with others