Steroid

Patients receiving ocular steroid injections may be at higher risk for developing glaucoma or ocular hypertension, even without prior diagnosis or treatment, according to research published in BMJ Open Ophthalmology.

At OSN New York 2023, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and a panel of corneal experts assembled to discuss hot topics such as NSAID use after cataract surgery and dropless regimens.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Use of steroids and B-cell depleting therapies may lead to secondary immunodeficiencies, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

The recent FDA approval of sarilumab for the treatment of refractory polymyalgia rheumatica may have a significant and lasting impact on the use of long-term steroids for that condition.

Steroid use for at least 10 days before surgery was significantly associated with infectious and noninfectious complications, hospital readmissions and mortality in patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors, according to research.

Healio spoke with Rishi P. Singh, MD, about treatment options available in diabetic macular edema.

This two-part series reviews innovative sustained-delivery options for both long- and short-term indications.

PHILADELPHIA — Prescribing patterns of fellows seeing patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an urban, academic hospital system aligned with the teaching practices of faculty, according to findings presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

This two-part series will review innovative sustained-delivery options in the retina space for both long- and short-term indications.

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with steroid-resistant polymyalgia rheumatica who received sarilumab and tapered glucocorticoids achieved higher remission rates vs. glucocorticoid taper alone, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.