Posterior subcapsular cataracts (PSCC) are known complications of systemic steroid therapy.
Previous studies have not clearly identified the asthmatic children at … in asthmatic children …

… children and adolescents with severe asthma, all of whom had received steroids for at least
365 days. Posterior subcapsular cataracts (… The 7 children with PSCC were all below the fifth …

… associated with an increased occurrence of cataracts and bruises in children and adults [5–8]. …
of posterior subcapsular cataracts (PSC), bruises and hoarseness in children with asthma …

… children received beclomethasone. We report the prevalence of posterior subcapsular cataract
in 140 young asthmatic … fourteen children and adolescents attending the asthma clinic at …

… 40 asthmatic children receiving systemic corticoid therapy. In this study, among asthmatic
children … In our study, 3 asthmatic children and 1 asthmatic adult had PSCC. The prevalence of …

… for the development of posterior subcapsular cataracts (PSCs) in both children and adults. …
We previously reported no risk of cataracts in 955 children in the Childhood Asthma …

… All children were subjected to … posterior subcapsular cataracts and Handheld applanation
tonometer to measure intraocular pressure in both eyes. Posterior subcapsular cataracts [PSC] …

… in asthmatic children who developed PSCC and noted that children who developed cataracts
… were not predictive of cataract development. I4 Rooklin et al., however, did find that their …

… dose, cumulative dose, and duration of treatment .2,3,7 They have been reported to resolve
within 6 months in children with asthma in whom inhaled glucocorticoids were started and …

… in children with asthma is probably safe as far as not inducing posterior subcapsular cataract
or … The findings of this study indicate the use of inhaled steroids in children with asthma is …