Intraocular pressure variation in patients on long-term corticosteroids

• Asıl Yazarlar: John Shekhar Raju Mandapati (Yazar), Arun Kumar Metta (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Background: Long-term use of topical and systemic steroids produces secondary open-angle glaucoma similar to chronic simple glaucoma. The increased intraocular pressure [IOP] caused by prolonged steroid therapy is reversible but the damage produced by it is irreversible. Materials and Methods: In th...