Glaucoma severity linked with steroid-induced ocular hypertension

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Patients with worse glaucoma severity were more likely to experience steroid-induced ocular hypertension, according to a study presented at Kiawah Eye 2025.
R. Bryce Robbins, MD, said spikes in IOP are important to consider in patients who recently underwent a minimally invasive glaucoma procedure.
“Some early studies suggested that approximately one out of eight patients have a steroid response in some MIGS [procedures],” he said. “More studies are needed to determine both the clinical and demographic predictors of steroid response, particularly in