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Abstract #23636 Published in IGR 11-2
Clinical anlaysis of 35 cases of glucocorticoid glaucoma
Shi H-MInternational Journal of Ophthalmology 2009; 9: 573-574
AIM: To investigate the etiology, clinical characterisitics, prevention and treatment of glucocorti-coid glaucoma (GIG). METHODS: Analyze 35 cases (64 eyes) with glucocorticoid glaucoma patients. RESULTS: Thirty-five cases with glucocorticoid glaucoma, including 24 males and 11 females, in the age range 9-59 years, average 28. 8 years. 27 cases were given glucocorticoid locally (77%), 8 cases were given it systemically (23%). The ocular tensions of 19 eyes were controlled after stopping glucocorticoid administration; the ocular tentions of 22 eyes were controlled by using antiglaucoma drug locally and systematically. The ocular tensions of 13 eyes were not controlled satisfactorily and had been operated. CONCLUSION: This kind of disease is popular in male youth. Abusing of glucocorticoid drugs is an important reasons for glucocorticoid glaucoma. It is very important that appropriate prescription for reducing the iatrogenic glaucoma. LA: Chinese
H.-M. Shi. Department of Ophthalmology, Xiangfan Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiangfan 441021 Hubei Province, China. meirch@163.com
Classification:
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)