Chronic systemic steroid use causes?: (A) Open angle glaucoma, (B) Conjuctival & lid papillomatis, (C) Uveitis, (D) Cataract
Answer is D. ANSWER: (D) CataractREF: khurana 4th ed p. 428Chronic systemic steroid use causes cataract while chronic topical steroid use causes glaucomaInjudicious use of topical steroid cause:GlaucomaActivation of infectionDry eyePtosisInjudicious use of systemic steroids leads to following ocular complications:CataractDelayed wound healingInfections of eyePapilloedemaCRVO