… , inhaled corticosteroids will affect the eye. The objective of this study is to determine the risk
of cataracts … patients on long term use of inhaled corticosteroids. This is a cross sectional …

… of posterior subcapsular cataracts and there are several case reports describing cataracts in
… 5–25 years taking either inhaled BDP or budesonide no cataracts were found on slit-lamp …

… INTRODUCTION — Inhaled glucocorticoids (also called inhaled corticosteroids or ICS) … is
a definite risk factor for the development of posterior subcapsular cataracts. In contrast, the risk …

… ferent available inhaled corticosteroids. … inhaled corticosteroid therapy. There is also
evidence of a long-term accumulative effect for the development of posterior subcapsular cataracts. …

… to inhaled corticosteroid use. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of
inhaled steroid-induced glaucoma and cataract … duration of inhaled corticosteroid in patients …

… Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are the foundation of pharmacotherapy in persistent asthma
… its formulation and inhalation device, in addition to intrinsic properties of the corticosteroid, …

… The scale depicts doubling doses of inhaled corticosteroid. The data were analyzed using
multiple regression analysis of slopes, depicting the line of best fit for each drug. The slope …

… subcapsular cataracts as a complication of inhaled steroid … cataracts was 7. 14% in our
study. Only one of our 14 adult patients had posterior subcapsular cataract (Grade PI: Cataract …

… of these patients used inhaled corticosteroids in addition to … an increased risk of glaucoma
or cataract formation,17-19 there … to assess for development of posterior subcapsular cataract. …

… cataract. There are some reports of such cataracts in patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids
… have often also received oral steroids, and inhaled corticosteroids did not appear to be an …