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Can steroid eye drop cause black fungus

2021-06-04 13:48:07
Recently i am using steroid eye drop, will it cause black fungus. The eye drop contains loteprednol etabonate
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Steroid eye drop doesn't cause black fungus.. it's an opportunistic infection which occurs because of your weak immunity

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