Prednisolone ophthalmic drops
Common Questions and Answers about Prednisolone ophthalmic drops
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The pressure might be high if you're a steroid responder and the drop the surgeon took you off of was Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic 1% (brand names PredForte, EconoPred). Or if you've had pneumatic retinopexy this may also cause an IOP increase.
Vision recovery will take some time you just need to be patient.
I have just had an appointment with my ophthalmologist who prescribed Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension USP,. 1 drop, four times a day for 4 weeks. He suggested that if the drops don't fix my Uveitis (which has gotten quite severe) he would proceed with an injection.
1. I do not feel comfortable using these while pregnant because of possible effects on the fetus.
2. Is the injection safe while pregnant. What are the associated risks?
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Few years back, when my mom was washing toilet with acid.. she felt some irritation.. suddenly her one of the eye got reddish.. she went for treatment, and after some days, the eye came back to normal.
But now, the same got reddish again, after multiple check up with the eye doctor, she prescribed "Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension USP" and she used for a week.. now her eyes are 70% ok.
i may have taken ofloxacin and prednisolone eye drops in my eye 5 times in a day instead of the 4 times like i was supposed to do.will it cause any harm?
I think some opththalmologists ask their patients to continue on Nevenac after discontinuance of prednisolone, since prolonged use of prednisolone is usually not desirable. Both drugs are used to treat postoperative redness and inflammation.
I have been on Prednisolone eye drops since December 8th 3 times a day for a week than 1 time a day for a week. I'm on the last week I took it this morning but it's weird now my eyes are still burning and I'm so confused right now because my eyes actually stop burning last Wednesday and my eyes been fine until today.What should I do.Tomorrow is my last day taking the Prednisolone eye drops.
My eye doctor sent me to a cornea specialist and after an exam he asked me to keep taking the acyclovir tablets (1 pill - 3x a day) and prescribed Pred Forte eye drops (Prednisolone Acetate 1%) 4x a day. Reading about this stereoid, I saw that it is not to be used on infections caused by virus (eg. Herpes). What should I do????? Thank you.
prescribes a continuation of prednisolone acetate 1% eye drops 4x per day, at least up until my 3- week post op appointment. The possible side effects scare me. Can I gradually taper off the frequency of these steroids as long as the eye stays clear and comfortable? I saw some recommendations on-line for lowering frequency in 2nd week to 3x per day and 2x per day in 3rd week.
I was prescribed an antibiotic, a steroid (your prednisolone) to keep things calm in there after surgery, and an antiinflammatory (that MIGHT be your 'blue"??).
All three of these helped my eyes recover with the least trouble possible.
Why on earth does your friend think your doctor--your MD--would prescribe something dangerous to the very eye he was working on? Think it through.
The doctor prescribed prednisolone eye drops with a tapering dose over a week or so. This seemed to take care of the issue.
However, a couple of weeks later and after going off of the eye drops as prescribed, my eye flared up with the same symptoms. The doctor recommended the same treatment. The eye once again improved.
1 week after the second incident, I was nearly tapered entirely off of the eye drops. However, my top eyelid became quite swollen and painful.
My eye surgeon prescribed prednisolone and Nevanac (brand name) drops after my cateract surgery. Prednisolone is a corticosteroid, and Nevenac is an NSAID (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug -- I like to think of it as "ibuprofin for the eyes"). Both are quite commonly used after surgical procedures, and both address the redness and inflammation that can occur after surgery. I'm sure Dr. Vosoghi will comment further as to side effects.
I was recently put on prednisolone eye drops after having cataract surgery. Has anyone ever taken these eye drops and had severe abdominal bloating.i fee like it happened over night. It’s so uncomfortable.
This is a follow up to my orignal post of recurring left eye pain following cataract surgery in February of 2012. I had my eye dr appt yesterday and my left eye was still a bit swollen so he prescribed Prednisolone OP 1% 4x a day for 7 days. He looked behind the eye and saw nothing irregular but he couldn't explain why my eyelid is suddenly drooping since I hadn't been on any steroid drops for almost 2 weeks. The left eyelid Ptosis is 3mm and left pupil is larger than the right.
I have begun a course of acyclovir (at my request) due to an outbreak of hsv in that eye about 5 years ago. They have prescribed prednisolone drops 4 times/day following surgery. I believe that is their standard procedure. I was wondering if I should be concerned about that amount of steroid drops since you once advised me that that steroid drops can cause a flare up of the hsv. I had to initiate the conversation about the antiviral medication.
Hagan, saw the specialists this week. Slowly being weened off prednisolone but continuing drops for the pressure. They are now thinking that it is the inferior rectus muscle that is prohibiting the eye going up instead of the superior rectus muscle being involved in the paralysis. Seeing another specialist to determine this next month who does some sort of test with forceps to determine which muscle. Can you give me any insight into what to expect and how this is done.
00 am until my last doctors visit which was on May 22nd. My right eye is still dilated but not as severely as before and my eye isn't super sensitive to sunlight. Is it normal for my eye to still be dilated after 5 days of stopping the drops? Keeping in mind that I was using it once daily for three weeks.
t seem to get a straight answer on this, I did not have anything like this before the surgery, my vision is like being under water I was told to take ketoralac as a substitute for acular as my insurance did not cover the acular, went for a second opinion and this lasik surgeon agreed with CME, and thought it was better to use prednisolone along with nevanac, so my question is this permanent or will in most cases it will get better soon I hope this is terrible to live with one eye.
Went to outpatient Ophtho and pressure was 56. Was prescribed 3 pressure reduction drops (two twice daily, one once daily) and Prednisolone 4 drops daily. For the first four days it looked like it was improving but now after 4 weeks looks like it has been getting worse, severely more dilated. Vision was blurry at first but now is normal. Now prescribed Pilocarpine for Traumatic Mydriasis. No reaction to light but responds to Prednisolone. Ophthalmologist said there is no visible tearing.
I have been using antibiotics (polymyxin B, Gentamicin, dexamethasone) and steroid (prednisolone) eye drops and hypertonic saline 5% solution. Post operative, I have orally taken prednisolone 30mg daily for 3 days, ciprofloxacin tablets 500mg twice a day for 5 days, Acetazolamide 1 tab twice a day for 5 days. After a week I was added Timolol eye drops followed by brimonidine tartrate.
I doubt the drops would cause it.
Dr. O.
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