jayuk wrote:...Andrew - Have you had any signs of Cataracts?
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I'd be interested in that as well, althou it does state taking Dexamethasone cataracts can develop in susceptible individuals - I'm not susceptible and there is zero history of that in my family but accordingly with prolonged use (especially if there is substantial compromise of the ocular surface barriers) - only concerns me in that prolonged means e.g. over 10 to 14 days so I am going to raise this concern with my surgeon when I see him.
But then again I'm a hypochondriac and shouldn't read the possible side effects because it says in certain individuals; prolonged use can cause peripheral corneal thinning or scleral "melting" leading to perforation (when they start using words like 'melt' it piques my interests); over-use can increase risk of secondary infection (which makes more sense when the nurse told me to avoid crowds and ppl with any sort of virus or infection) ... Although I'm sure he's well aware of that and no doubt my 'course' is just short-term until my post op eval ... sometimes the more I know makes me worry, but then again also, if I don't know I worry even more bc I do have a very active (some say inventive) imagination!
But common, my eye might melt ... and all this time I was just concerned about cornea rejection lol!
). Once the steroid drops were down to 4 per day, I switched to Maxidex (same steroid, but with preservative).
