📋 Indications & Clinical Dosage
*Steroid-responsive inflammatory ocular condition where bacterial infection or a risk of bacterial ocular infection exists, post-operative inflammation:*
Adults: One or two drops instilled into the conjunctival sac every 4 to 6 hr during initial 24 to 48 hr, the dosage may be increased to 1 or 2 drops every 2 hr; decreased gradually when controlled achieved.
⛔ Contraindications
Epithelial herpes simplex keratitis, vaccinia, varicella, and in many other viral diseases of the conjunctiva and cornea, mycobacterial infection of the eye and fungal diseases of ocular structure, hypersensitivity
⚠️ Precautions & Warnings
Prolong use of steroids may result in glaucoma with damage to the optic nerve, defects in visual acuity and fields of vision, and posterior subcapsular cataract formation.
⚠️ Adverse Reactions / Side Effects
Conjunctival irritation, increased lacrimation, keratitis, and papillary conjunctivitis, secondary infection.