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Can i instill fluorometholone on an unlimited daily basis. ophthalmologist gave me permission after pressure remained normal.
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Probably: Fluorometholone has less of a tendency to elevate eye pressure than some other steroids. If you had been taking it for about six weeks with no elevation, then you lack the genetic underpinning that causes elevation. This is probably why your ophthalmologist approved more continued use. You therefore can continue to use this to treat whatever it is being given to treat.
Answered 10/29/2014
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