Everybody is aware of this fact that steroids are magical drugs and their effect on medical disorders is awesome in various medical disorders. However, there has to be to be a proper legitimate use of these drugs. In ophthalmology, we use galaxy of preparations of topical strong steroids. Be it dexamethasone and prednisolone eye drops and of course systemic steroids.
Use of these mentioned drugs have got specific ophthalmic indications and should be prescribed only by qualified ophthalmologists. There is a recent trend that these drugs are issued to patients from the counter or there is self-medication which leads to complications obviously irrational use of corticosteroids lead to opportunistic infections like viral bacterial and fungal infections. I have also seen patients of vernal keratoconjunctivitis long standing on self-medication of topical dexamethasone and prednisolone eye…
