Certain antidepressants bump up risk of cataract
The risk of cataract is increased to a considerable extent when seniors make use of SSRI antidepressants, according to a study aimed at examining the interactions associated with such antidepressants. The associated risk can go as high as 15 percent and could mean 22,000 more cases of cataract attributable to antidepressant [...]
Risk of cataract influenced by use of oral and inhaled steroids
A study conducted by the Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Australia examined how use of steroids (corticosteroids) is associated with the risk of cataract.
The population-based study, a cohort of the Blue Mountains Eye Study, followed 3,654 Australians, aged 49 years or older, five and 10 years after initial [...]
Prolonged steroids use associated with cataract risk
Asthma patients who are on inhaled steroids maintenance may run a higher risk of developing cataracts. Inhaled steroids are mostly used to reduce the inflammation of bronchioles and the airways in general. It is used to prevent asthma attacks.
Previous researches have linked oral and injectable steroids to cataract formation. In this particular study however, clinical [...]
