Travatan
Travatan is a travoprost 0.004% eye drop in a 2.5ml bottle, taken once a day to lower the pressure inside the eye in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
- Category
- Eye Care
- Active ingredient
- Travoprost
- Route
- Ophthalmic
- Form
- Ophthalmic solution
- Strengths
- 2.5ml
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Glaucoma · Ocular hypertension
- Therapeutic Class
- Prostaglandin Analog
- Pharmacological Class
- Antiglaucoma
- Minor Side Effects
- Eye redness, Itching
- Moderate Side Effects
- Eyelash growth, Iris colour change
- Dosage Forms
- Ophthalmic solution
- Administration Route
- Ophthalmic
- Originator
- Alcon
- Onset Time
- 2 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Age Restrictions
- Not for use by children.
What you will receive
Travatan is the originator brand name, made by Alcon. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Travatan.
- The same active ingredient (Travoprost) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Can I buy Travatan by the bottle?
Yes, Travatan comes as 2.5ml bottles. You can order 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 bottles. This is generic travoprost, not the original Travatan. Each page shows the price per bottle in Hong Kong dollars, and larger quantities can lower the price per bottle.
How does Travatan arrive in Hong Kong?
Travatan bottles ship in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days with online tracking. Standard airmail takes 14 to 21 business days and is untracked. If a parcel arrives damaged, it is sent again free or refunded.
How long does a 2.5ml bottle of Travatan last?
A single drop in each treated eye once a day means a 2.5ml bottle lasts roughly three to four weeks when both eyes are treated, and around seven weeks for one eye. There are about 20 drops in a millilitre.
Can I use Travatan with other eye drops?
Yes. Use Travatan first, then wait at least five minutes before the next eye drop. The pause stops the second drop from washing the first one out of the eye before it has been absorbed.
Can travoprost change my eye colour?
It can. The iris may darken over months of use as brown pigment increases, and eyes that already contain brown pigment change most noticeably. If only one eye is treated, the colour can become uneven. The iris change is usually permanent.
Can I wear contact lenses with Travatan?
Soft lenses should come out before each dose and go back in at least 15 minutes afterwards. The preservative in the drops can collect in soft lenses and irritate the eye, so the gap matters.
Does Travatan sting when it goes in?
A brief sting or burn as the drop lands is common and fades within a minute or so, as does a short spell of blurred vision. Some people find the drops more comfortable once the eye has adjusted to them over the first few weeks.
About Travatan
What Travatan treats
Travatan is a travoprost eye drop, sold as 2.5ml bottles of 0.004% solution. It is used for open-angle glaucoma, where pressure inside the eye has begun to harm the optic nerve, and for ocular hypertension — pressure that runs higher than it should with no nerve damage yet. In both, the clear fluid that keeps the eye inflated drains away too slowly, and the build-up wears at the nerve over years.
The active ingredient, travoprost, imitates a natural prostaglandin, a signalling chemical the body makes. Applied to the front of the eye, it opens up the drainage route, so the fluid drains out faster while the amount produced stays the same.
Putting the drops in
One drop goes into each eye that needs treating, once a day, in the evening. That timing suits the way the effect builds overnight, and a fixed slot is easier to remember. Extra doses do not bring pressure down any further, and can blunt the drop's effect instead.
If a second eye medicine is part of your routine, wait about five minutes between them, or the first drop gets washed off before it has had a chance to work. Afterwards, shut the eyelid and press gently where the lid meets the nose for a minute; less of the drug then drains into the throat. Keep the nozzle clear of the eye surface, lids and lashes.
Side effects to expect
The first weeks bring a red, itchy eye that feels gritty, and sight that blurs briefly after each drop. Lashes often grow longer and thicker, and the skin of the upper eyelid may get darker.
Over months the iris, the coloured ring around the pupil, can turn darker. Brown and hazel eyes show it most, and the change normally stays. Rarer and more serious are inflammation inside the eye (iritis or uveitis) and fluid collecting in the retina (macular oedema); both are seen mainly in eyes that have been through cataract surgery.
Travatan and the travoprost bottle
The Travoprost bottle holds the same medicine at the same 0.004% strength — 40 micrograms per millilitre — in the same 2.5ml size. Travatan is the brand name; what is sold here is generic travoprost. Pick by the name on the pack, and by how many bottles you want to keep at home.
Storage
A bottle that has been opened is good for four weeks, so jot the opening date on the label and bin it at the end of that time, whatever is left inside. Between doses it goes back in its carton. The liquid should be clear, perhaps faintly yellow; if it looks cloudy or has specks in it, do not use it.
Sources
- Travoprost Ophthalmic: MedlinePlus Drug Information — National Library of Medicine
- Travoprost 40 micrograms/ml eye drops, solution — UK Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC)