To the Editor:—In the Aug 10, 1963, Negative Results section (JAMA185: 448) we reported
on the absence of cataracts in 48 asthmatic patients who were treated with corticosteroids …

To the Editor:—InThe Journal, Sept. 10, page 166, Black and co-workers reported the
occurrence of subcapsular cataracts induced by corticosteroids in patients with rheumatoid …

Systemic corticosteroid therapy recently has been postulated as an etiologic factor in
formation of posterior subcapsular cataracts, 1-3 with 39% to 42% incidence of posterior …

To the Editor:—A 23-year-old woman complained of a growth in the nasal portion of her left
orbit which had enlarged in size to such a degree as to produce a partial ptosis of her left …

To the Editor:—The informative article by Richards et al," Status Asthmaticus in
Children"(201: 75, 1967), warrants some critical comments concerning steroid therapy for …

To the Editor: In their article addressing the risk of cataract extraction in individuals using
inhaled corticosteroids, Dr Garbe and colleagues1 conclude,“In summary, the results of our …

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:—There is an often-quoted opinion concerning the treatment of bronchial
asthma, repeated by Kessler and Geller-Bernstein (196: 458, 1966), that asthmatic deaths in …

To the Editor.—I must respond to a reply in the QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS section in the
March 23/30, 1984, issue ofThe Journal 1 concerning cataract surgery in a patient with …

To the Editor:—In a recent letter to the editor, Dr. Fontana, in reference to our paper," Status
Asthmaticus in Children"(201: 75, 1967), criticized our recommendation that" corticosteroids …