Ointments have the advantage of increased dwell time in the eye, but often patients and parents of children prefer drops, and no therapeutic advantage of one over the other has been demonstrated.

Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2005;6(2):85-101. Systemic corticosteroids are used in the treatment of severe inflammatory conditions of the eye, such as posterior uveitis or scleritis. Systemic ...

Steroids used in various forms like eye drops, skin creams, nasal inhalers, tablets and injections can increase intraocular pressure which leads to damage of the optic nerve.

Listen to Story Children as young as 10 suffer glaucoma due to unsupervised steroid eye drops Nearly half of cases reach AIIMS in advanced glaucoma stages Steroid inhalers and creams also raise risk ...

Hart sustained a cut above his eye during the Knicks' loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, following a Luke Kornet foul. Blood immediately started dripping ...