PMID: 6162346Jan 1, 1980Paper

Glaucoma and amaurosis associated with long-term application of topical corticosteroids to the eyelids

Acta Dermato-venereologica
R Vie

Abstract

The development of glaucoma and amaurosis in a 29-year-old woman with atopic dermatitis is described. The association of the eye involvement with many years of daily application of fluorinated corticosteroid ointment to the eyelids is suggested.

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