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I was prescribed L Pred and Flarex for 10 days and 15 days respectively as I was suffering from my eye inflammation..redness, itching, slight pain, piercing feeling inside eye. I applied the medicines. Now somewhere I read as these are costecosteroids they increase eye pressure eventually leading to Glaucoma. So am I at risk of Glaucoma now? As I am suffering from severe dry eye now and applying Genteal gel.
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Dr. Jatin Wadhwa
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
7 yrs exp
Faridabad
There is a term called "steroid responders". These are people in which use of steroid eye drops results in sudden and alarming rise in there IOP. In such patients using steroids for 15-20 days as you mentioned can cause glaucomatous damage. If you are not a steroid responder then it has been seen that the IOP rise is not necessary and high enough to cause significant damage in 15-20 days. Still one should keep a check and get IOP measurement done. Also you should taper the steroids when you want to stop them and not just stop them at once.
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Visit an ophthalmologist and get your IOP checked.
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