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Steroid response in children
Author(s) -
Brookes John L,
Khaw Peng T
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01007.x
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , glaucoma , optometry , library science , ophthalmology , computer science
parameters measured, and the authors reasonably conclude that a twice-daily regimen for postoperative squint cases is sufficient with less risk of serious ocular-hypertensive response. Ohji et al. has reported similar findings previously with nine of eleven children (82%) being high or intermediate steroid responders. 3 Fan et al. have shown that there is an ocular hypertensive response, even when using less potent corticosteroids, such as fluoromethalone. 4