Glaucoma and amaurosis associated with long-term application of topical corticosteroids to the eyelids
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- 11 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 60 (6) , 541-542
- https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555560541542
Abstract
The development of glaucoma and amaurosis in a 29-year-old woman with atopic dermatitis is described. The association of the eye involvement with many years of daily application of fluorinated corticosteroid ointment to the eyelids is suggested.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Eye diseases induced by topically applied steroids. The thin edge of the wedgeArchives of Dermatology, 1976
- Glaucoma following the application of corticosteroid to the skin of the eyelidsBritish Journal of Dermatology, 1976
- The Effect of Topical Corticosteroids in Secondary GlaucomasArchives of Ophthalmology (1950), 1964