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Abstract #5347 Published in IGR 1-2
Indiscriminate use of corticosteroid-containing eyedrops.
Baratz KH; Hattenhauer MGMayo Clinic Proceedings 1999; 74: 362-366
Ocular complications may occur with the use of corticosteroid-containing eyedrops. We describe two cases of corticosteroid-induced glaucoma and one case of corticosteroid-associated fungal keratitis. Corticosteroid-containing eyedrops should be avoided unless the practitioner is knowledgeable about tonometry, slit-lamp examination techniques, and ocular differential diagnosis and treatment. Alternative pharmacologic approaches to topical administration of corticosteroid-containing eyedrops are discussed.
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Classification:
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
