Table 1.
Examples of ocular diseases treated with glucocorticoids
| Route of administration |
Commonly used glucocorticoids | Example diseases |
|---|---|---|
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| Topical | Prednisolone acetate 0.12% – 1% | Keratitis |
| Dexamethasone phosphate 0.1% | Allergic conjunctivitis | |
| Hydrocortisone acetate 2.5% | Postoperative treatment | |
| Flurometholone 0.1% – 0.25% | Anterior uveitis | |
|
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| Periocular injections | Triamcinolone acetanoid 4mg/ml | Resistant anterior uveitis |
| Methyl prednisolone acetate 80mg/ml | Intermediate uveitis | |
| Unilateral cystoid macular edema (CME) | ||
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| Intravitreal injections | Triamcinolone acetanoid 4mg/ml | Uveitis |
| Dexamethasone 0.4mg/0.1ml | Diabetic macular edema (DME) | |
| Neovascular age-related macular degeneration | ||
| Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) | ||
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| Intraocular implants | Flucinolone acetanoid | chronic posterior uveitis |
| Dexamethasone | Retinal vascular occlusions (RVO) | |
| Triamcinolone acetanoid | DME | |
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| Systemic | Prednisone 1mg/kg/day | Tuberculosis uveitis |
| Prednisolone 1mg/kg/day | Thyroid eye disease | |
| Optic neuritis | ||
| Severe corneal graft rejections | ||