Incidence of and Risk Factors for Steroid Response After Cataract Surgery in Patients With and Without Glaucoma

Precis: Steroid response after cataract surgery was more frequent in glaucoma patients than nonglaucoma patients. Longer axial length and more preoperative medications were risk factors for steroid response in glaucoma patients. Purpose: The aim was to evaluate incidence and risk factors for topical steroid response after uneventful cataract surgery in patients with and without glaucoma. Setting: Academic glaucoma clinics. Design: This was a retrospective review. Participants: Consecutive patients with and without glaucoma and no prior incisional glaucoma surgery undergoing cataract surgery between March 2007 and September 2016. All patients routinely received topical prednisolone acetate 1% postoperatively. Methods: Pertinent clinical information was recorded. Steroid response was defined as intraocular pressure>50% above the baseline intraocular pressure measurement, occurring at or after the second postoperative week. Results: We included 472 eyes of 472 nonglaucoma patients and 191 eyes of 191 glaucoma patients. Ten (2.1%) nonglaucoma eyes and 16 (8.4%) glaucoma eyes were diagnosed as steroid responders (relative risk=3.72; 95% confidence interval: 1.71-8.07; P
Source: Journal of Glaucoma - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Glaucoma Assessment: Original Studies Source Type: research