Buphthalmos following systemic steroid treatment.
Corticosteroid-induced glaucoma is a well-recognized phenomenon in adults, but not children. We describe an infant who developed juvenile glaucoma with buphthalmos while receiving systemic steroid treatment. The intraocular pressure normalized several months following discontinuation of treatment.
Al-Shahwan
Sami
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Glaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Khan
Arif O
AO
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006068:Gonioscopy; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006871:Hydrophthalmos / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone