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  • Title: Management of persistent glaucoma secondary to depot methylprednisolone.
    Author: Aydin A, Akin T, Bilge AH.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging; 2007; 38(5):399-401. PubMed ID: 17955845.
    Abstract:
    This article describes two patients with recalcitrant ocular hypertension persisting 6 and 4 months, respectively, after periocular injection of methylprednisolone acetate despite maximum medical therapy. White sub-Tenon's plaques of residual methylprednisolone acetate were excised surgically and analyzed for steroid activity using spectrophotometry. In both cases, intraocular pressure was normalized promptly after surgical removal of visible steroid. In both instances, biochemical analysis of the excised samples revealed residual steroid. Surgical removal of a residual methylprednisolone depot is an effective management choice in patients developing persistent intraocular pressure elevation after periocular injection.
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