Glaucoma from topical corticosteroids to the eyelids [3]

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-226

  Garrott, Helen M ^a   Walland, Mark J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blepharitis; Corticosteroid; Dermatitis; Glaucoma; Ocular hypertension; Topical

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRINZOLAMIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROCORTISONE; LATANOPROST; LEVOBUNOLOL; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PILOCARPINE; STEROID; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; BLEPHARITIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYELID; FAMILY HISTORY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PSORIASIS; PUPIL DISEASE; ROSACEA; SKIN ALLERGY; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; BLEPHARITIS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EYELIDS; GLAUCOMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNADIENEDIOLS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 2442608740     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00787.x     Document Type: Letter

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