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Abstract #50503 Published in IGR 14-2
Effect of High-Dose Intravenous Methyl-prednisolone Treatment on Intraocular Pressure in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Relapse
Acar M; Gedizlioglu M; Koskderelioglu A; Ozturk F; Kilinc S; Talay NEuropean Neurology 2012; 68: 20-22
AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the intraocular pressure (IOP) changes with high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (HIVMP) treatment given for the treatment of acute relapses in relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Forty patients with clinically definite MS admitted for a new demyelinating event were included in the study. All patients were treated with HIVMP (1 g) once daily for 5 consecutive days. IOPs of 40 patients were recorded before treatment, during the course of systemic methylprednisolone administration and at the end of each month for 3 successive months, four times a day. The average IOP of each day was statistically compared to the pretreatment value. RESULTS: The initial IOP was 13.5 ± 2.4 mm Hg before steroid administration. The IOP values tended to rise significantly during intravenous corticosteroid administration and in the first month of follow-up (p < 0.05). However, the increase remained within normal ranges and IOP values never exceeded 20 mm Hg during the follow-ups. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated that MS patients treated with HIVMP have increased IOP which does not lead to conditions at risk for developing glaucoma.
Department of Ophthalmology, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Full articleClassification:
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
