Depot triamcinolone-induced glaucoma.
The authors report two cases of recalcitrant ocular hypertension persisting 6 1/2 and 10 months following subconjunctival injections of 40 mg of triamcinolone acetonide. In both instances, the glaucoma resolved promptly after the whitish plaque of residual steroid was surgically removed.
D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014792:Visual Acuity
D014221:Triamcinolone