Open AccessIntraocular Pressure Increases After Intraarticular Knee Injection With Triamcinolone but Not Hyaluronic Acid
Author(s) -
Kevin Taliaferro,
Alexander M Crawford,
Justin Jabara,
Jonathan R. Lynch,
Edward W. Jung,
Raimonds A Zvirbulis,
Trevor R. Banka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000261
Subject(s) - medicine , hyaluronic acid , triamcinolone acetonide , intraocular pressure , viscosupplementation , ophthalmology , anesthesia , osteoarthritis , pathology , intra articular , anatomy , alternative medicine
Intraarticular steroid injections are a common first-line therapy for severe osteoarthritis, which affects an estimated 27 million people in the United States. Although topical, oral, intranasal, and inhalational steroids are known to increase intraocular pressure in some patients, the effect of intraarticular steroid injections on intraocular pressure has not been investigated, to the best of our knowledge. If elevated intraocular pressure is sustained for long periods of time or is of sufficient magnitude acutely, permanent loss of the visual field can occur.