Use of Latency Models to Assess the Association between Use of Topical Corticosteroids (CS) and Incident Cataract among Eyes of Patients with Uveitis
Topical CS use is associated with higher cataract risk during inactive or borderline disease activity periods, but not during clearcut disease activity periods (during which anti-inflammatory effects may be beneficial).
Authors
- John H Kempen
- Bernard A. Rosner
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmic Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2026.2646230
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00