Cortisone induced cataracts

[vitro]

My husband was treated with cortisone injections for herniated discs.  He was later diagnosed with bilateral cataracts for which he had corrective surgery.  His ortho is now recommending more cortisone injections.  I understand cataracts cannot return once surgically removed, but can new cataracts develop from subsequent cortisone treatments?

[daisymay184]

Hi Dr. Oyakawa
I am in my 3rd year of medical school and I was wondering the mechanism of action of steroid injections in the eyelid causing cataracts. It is not an osmotic agent so why does that occur?  
thanks so much.

[vitro]

After my husband had his cataract surgery, he developed glaucoma.  He now needs laser surgery to correct this, since the meds aren't improving his condition.  Is glaucoma a common side effect of cataract surgery?

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

No.

Dr. O.

[AppleBr]

I don't think so.If I'm not mistaken the crystaline is taken  away and replaced by artificial lens so those new lens cannot be affected by medicine cause they are not natural tissue