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Bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts associated with long-term intranasal steroid use
Bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts associated with long-term intranasal steroid use JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY Liu, A., Manche, E. E. 2011; 37 (8): 1555-1558Abstract
The use of systemic steroids has been established as a risk factor for the development of posterior subcapsular cataracts. In recent decades, the use of nasal topical steroids has increased in an effort to decrease systemic side effects. Current evidence of an association between nasal steroid use and cataract formation is contradictory. We present a case of rapid-onset bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts in a young healthy patient with a history of long-term nasal steroid use.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.05.020
View details for PubMedID 21782102