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Volume 2, Issue 2 (Suppl)

Optom open access

ISSN: 2476-2075 OMOA, an open access journal

Ophthalmologists 2017

September 25-26, 2017

September 25-26, 2017 Dubai, UAE

11

th

Global

Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting

Inhaled corticosteroids and intraocular pressure: Is it more than what meets the eye?

Sujani Shroff

Aravind Eye Hospital, India

Introduction & Aim:

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Extensive studies have proved that

systemic and topical steroids play an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. However little is known about the

effect of inhalational route. Our study was aimed to detect if there is truly an association between inhalational steroids and

intraocular pressure (IOP).

Design:

Cross sectional case control study of 200 patients visiting the pulmonologist and 200 controls among the general

population.

Methods:

Patients on inhaled corticosteroids 800 mcg equivalent of Budesonide or more for a period >6 months with no

usage of oral or topical steroids within the last 3 months were included as cases. Controls were recruited from the general

ophthalmological department with no previous steroid usage. IOP and central corneal thickness (CCT) was analyzed. Cases

were divided into two groups. Group-1: IOP<21 mm of Hg and Cup disc ratio (CDR) <0.4. Group-2: IOP>21 mm of Hg or with

CDR>0.5. Analysis was done within these two groups to find if there was an increased risk of developing ocular hypertension/

glaucoma with duration of inhaled steroids.

Results:

Statistically significant difference (p<0.001) was found between adjusted IOP of the controls [14.47 mm of Hg (±2.17)]

and cases [16.78 mm of Hg (±3.42)]. CCT among the cases was 522.02 microns (±30.47) which was lower compared to the

controls with 528.73 microns (±29.09). Our study found 11 patients with ocular hypertension and 2 patients with primary

open angle glaucoma. However, it showed no statistically significant correlation between duration of inhaled steroids usage

and increased risk for ocular hypertension/glaucoma.

Conclusion:

These findings suggest a probable association between inhalational steroids and intraocular pressure. Therefore, it

is advisable to measure baseline IOPs and CCT of all patients on inhaled corticosteroids and review them at regular intervals.

Biography

Sujani Shroff is a Budding Ophthalmologist who is doing her Fellowship in Glaucoma in Aravind Eye Hospital Madurai, India. She has keen interest in glaucoma

research and is currently working on several research projects in her institute. She has recently completed her Post-graduation from St. John’s Medical College,

India. Her research interest is to explore opportunities to learn and contribute in the field of glaucoma.

sujani88@gmail.com

Sujani Shroff, Optom open access 2017, 2:2 (Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2476-2075-C1-005