Purpose: To ascertain the incidence of posterior subcapsular cataract and ocular
hypertension in a cohort of children⩽ 12 years on inhaled steroid therapy. Patients and …

BACKGROUND--Although posterior subcapsular cataract complicates both systemic and
topical corticosteroid therapy, the literature on the effects of inhaled corticosteroids is …

With the increasing use of inhaled corticosteroids as first-line therapy in the treatment of
asthma, the adverse effects of these preparations have become the topic of much research …

We compared 23 patients (ages 4 to 18 years) who were receiving long-term oral
prednisone therapy with 31 normal controls (ages 7 to 16 years). Indications for …

Oral and topical (ocular) corticosteroids are known to have the potential to cause cataracts,
but inhaled corticosteroids have generally been considered to be free of this adverse effect …

P EDIATRICIANS are using ’cortico- Page 1 726 EYES Posterior Subcapsular Cataracts
Associated with Long-Term Oral Corticosteroid Therapy Ophthalmologic Observations Indicate …

Corticosteroid-induced glaucoma is a well-recognized phenomenon in adults, but not
children. We describe an infant who developed juvenile glaucoma with buphthalmos while …

Purpose To report the long-term visual prognosis and surgical rates of steroid-induced
cataracts in children. Methods The medical records of children diagnosed with steroid …

Inhalation steroid therapy can cause ocular hypertension or open angle glaucoma. The
authors describe the case of a young girl who presented with raised intraocular pressure …

A 3-week-old infant developed buphthalmos and glaucoma after a 1-week course of topical
steroid drops. The glaucoma resolved after cessation of the medication. This report …