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Abstract #9249 Published in IGR 5-2
Intraocular pressure following keratoplasty and corticosteroid instillation in keratoconus patients
Ishioka M; Shimmura S; Shimazaki J; Fukagawa K; Tsubota KJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 2003; 57: 680-682
The authors reviewed 59 eyes of 59 patients with keratoconus treated by penetrating keratoplasty. They paid particular attention to postoperative rise in intraocular pressure (IOP), as related to topical corticosteroid. The series comprised 46 males and 13 females. Their ages averaged 33 years. All eyes received 0.1% betamethasone five times a day. All eyes were followed up for one year or longer. IOP became elevated in 29 eyes (49%) after an average of 4.4 months. IOP could be controlled by switching to 0.1% fluorometron and/or by antiglaucoma eyedrops. Young persons, including keratoconus ones, are prone to developing steroid glaucoma. The findings show that corticosteroid eyedrops can be used after keratoplasty when due attention is paid to this possibility. LA: Japanese
Dr. M. Ishioka, Ryogoku Eye Clinic, 4-33-12 1F Ryogoku Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-0026, Japan
Classification:
9.4.11.4 Glaucomas associated with corneal surgery (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.11 Glaucomas following intraocular surgery)
