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741910 tn?1245365082

Steroid ingection red eye scloritis/episclitis/Wegener Gran...

Red eye in right eye since Dec22 2008.Eye doctor gave me drops 5 different kinds.No results .Pain was bad and hard to focus.Sometime there is a water pocket in the corner of eye.Now treatment,prednisone,drops for lowering eye pressure,and injection of steroid that now has to be removed because it has caused high pressure in the right eye.Can the steroid really be removed?Can I go blind removing the steroid out of right eye.nin77ca


This discussion is related to Redness in eyes, epi-scleritis, then scleritis, then optic neuritis.
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711220 tn?1251891127
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Yes, but I would not.  It has to be cut out.

Pressure elevation can usually be controlled with medications.

Dr. O.
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741910 tn?1245365082
Can the steroid be removed from the corner of my eye?My eye is sensitive and worry about the process.Can I lose my eye site with the removal of steroid because it caused the pressure in my eye to rise when I was tested.nin77ca
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711220 tn?1251891127
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This will resolve with time.  

Dr. O.
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