Steroid and IOP: Steroids like used to reduce keloids are often used in limited and local ways. Although class of drugs can cause a rise in the eye' s pressure, it would take sustained elevated iop to develop glaucoma. An eye md could help with the prescribing physician treating the keloids with steroids if will be more than a week or if multiple injections required.
Answered 1/2/2015
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Steroid glaucoma : It is known that any type of steroid usage has the potential to raise the eye pressure which can lead to glaucoma. However, this does not occur in everyone that uses steroids. If steroids do you need to be used for an extended period time (weeks or more) it would be wise to at least get an eye pressure check to see if there is any elevation of eye pressure while on steroids.
Answered 11/10/2015
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