To the Editor:—Dr. LE Baran reported the occurrence of immediate blindness during
intralesional injections of insoluble corticosteroids. 1 The injections in these cases were …

To the Editor:—In today's scientifically oriented medical world, new therapeutic maneuvers
are not accepted without statistically significant series supported by valid controls. Yet, there …

To the Editor.—I read with interest the article by Giangiacomo and colleagues' in the June
1986 issue of theArchives. I have been following their work since their initial presentation at …

To the Editor.—Amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel) has two separate and apparently
unrelated pharmacologic actions: It is most commonly used to control the tremor of …

To the Editor.—Decreased lacrimation is not usually regarded as a feature of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. In the course of treating ten such patients over the last two years …

To the Editor.—Another cause of this finding can be the belladonna alkaloids found in some
perfumes. A colleague phoned to tell me that his wife had splashed some perfume in her …

To the Editor:—Despite the widespread use of betamethasone and other similar
corticosteroids such as dexamethasone, there have been no published reports on the …

To the Editor.—The Food and Drug Administration has established a national registry for
possible drug-induced ocular side effects. This is the first registry of this kind for any …

To the Editor.—Timolol maleate (Timoptic) was recently released for use topically in
glaucoma. When one of my patients with myasthenia gravis began using it, he had a major …

To the Editor.—Transient myopia may occur as a toxic reaction to sulfa-derived drugs
(including sulfonamides and acetazolamide), 1 corticosteroids, 2 promethazine …