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Retinal detachment and steriods

hi, my mother underwent a cataract surgery but she has not recovered vision since that. her cornea got stitch abcess and now she also have exudative retinal detachment. now dr has advised to use steriod prednisolone for treating retinal detachment. my question is that is it safe to use steriods?? plz advise
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Dear Sonee,

This is a very good question and should be directed to both of your mom’s eyeMD’s.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California
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You have a lot of knowledge about eye care/health care.

Anna
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I would ask the doctor.
I don't know if it is appropriate to use steroids to treat a detachment. From my understanding of retinal detachments they generally require surgical intervention to corect. However, I do know that in general prenisolone acetate opthalmic soluction eye drops are prescribed to help combat inflammation. Generally, they are used after eye surgeries to help the eye heal. Since prednisolone is a steroid it can cause an increased susceptibility to infections so it may be paired with an antibiotic such as ciprofloxacin or gatifloxacin. As with all medicines it is important to seek the advice of your physician about its safety.
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