Association of ocular cataracts with inhaled and oral steroid therapy during long-term treatment of asthma

JH Toogood, AE Markov, J Baskerville… - Journal of allergy and …, 1993 - Elsevier
Abstract Background: Posterior subcapsular cataracts (PSCs) have been reported to occur
in some asthmatic patients treated with inhaled steroids, Methods: We studied the …

The risk of cataract among users of inhaled steroids

SS Jick, C Vasilakis-Scaramozza, WC Maier - Epidemiology, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Prolonged exposure to inhaled corticosteroids among adults over 49 years old has been
reported to increase cataract risk. Small-scale studies of inhaled steroid users suggest that …

Absence of posterior subcapsular cataracts in young patients treated with inhaled glucocorticoids

FER Simons, MP Persaud, CA Gillespie, M Cheang… - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
The prevalence of posterior subcapsular cataracts in young patients receiving inhaled
glucocorticoids for treatment of chronic asthma is unknown. In a cross-sectional study, slit …

Bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts associated with long-term intranasal steroid use

A Liu, EE Manche - Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The use of systemic steroids has been established as a risk factor for the development of
posterior subcapsular cataracts. In recent decades, the use of nasal topical steroids has …

Steroid cataract-a review and a conclusion

VL Lubkin - Journal of Asthma Research, 1977 - Taylor & Francis
Steroid cataract is a late discovery in the spectrum of maleficent side-effects of corticosteroid
administration. The first awareness must be credited to von Sallmann's group at the NIH in …

A population based case-control study of cataract and inhaled corticosteroids

L Smeeth, M Boulis, R Hubbard… - British journal of …, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Background/aims: Exposure to systemic corticosteroid use is known to be associated with a
risk of cataract. Whether low doses of inhaled corticosteroids are associated with an …

Low-dose inhaled and nasal corticosteroid use and the risk of cataracts

P Ernst, M Baltzan, J Deschênes… - European Respiratory …, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Orally inhaled corticosteroid use has been convincingly linked to an increase in the risk of
cataracts, although the risk at lower doses in common use remains uncertain. The potential …

Cataract and ocular hypertension in children on inhaled corticosteroid therapy

AH Behbehani, AF Owayed, ZM Hijazi… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2005 - journals.healio.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of cataract among users of intranasal corticosteroids

L Derby, WC Maier - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
Background: Oral corticosteroid users are at increased risk of cataract, but the risk among
intranasal corticosteroids users is unknown. Objective: Our purpose was to describe the risk …

Inhaled corticosteroids and cataract: prevalence, prevention and management

RG Cumming, P Mitchell - Drug safety, 1999 - Springer
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 …