The effect of dexamethasone on borderline ocular hypertension.
The topical steroid testing with dexamethasone 0.1% (Decadron) of one eye of 36 specially selected borderline ocular hypertensive patients produced a positive response in 25%. Similar testing of the second eye of 4 monocular open angle glaucoma patients produced a positive response in 75%. The test was thought to provide guidance for closer observation of the positive reactors, indications for therapy, and a reduction in patient clinic visits.
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D044465:White People
D003907:Dexamethasone