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Abstract #6429 Published in IGR 3-2

Corticosteroid glaucoma in patients of atopic dermatitis

Kakinuma T; Takeda N; Mizunoya S; Sasaki K; Uemura A
Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 2001; 55: 646-649


The authors observed open-angle glaucoma in five eyes of three patients with atopic dermatitis, aged 24, 36, and 29 years, respectively. They had been treated for atopic dermatitis for 20, 20, and 14 years, respectively. All the cases had been treated with corticosteroid ointment. Two cases had received additional systemic corticosteroid. The intraocular pressure (IOP) was within normal limits in two cases, but started to rise during the course of observation. One case had highly elevated IOP at the initial visit. After IOP failed to respond to topical treatments, all five eyes were successfully treated by trabeculotomy. These cases illustrate that steroid glaucoma is a liability in patients of atopic dermatitis and necessitates regular ophthalmological observation. LA: Japanese

Dr T. Kakinuma, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba National Hospital, 4-1-2 Tsubakimori, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi 260-8606, Japan


Classification:

9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)



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