Purpose: To determine whether topical tacrolimus can lessen steroid-induced intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation.
Study Design: Open cohort post hoc analysis study.
Methods: Five hundred eleven patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis or atopic keratoconjunctivitis (mean age 17.0 ± 9.2 years) were studied. All 511 patients were treated with topical tacrolimus with or without topical steroids, and the changes in IOP were measured monthly for 3 months. The elevation in IOP induced by use of topical steroids was calculated using mixed linear regression analyses. The relationship between the elevation in IOP within 4 weeks and the use or nonuse of tacrolimus reported in published data was analyzed using metaregression analysis to estimate the effects of tacrolimus on the IOP in eyes treated with topical steroids.
Results: The mean topical steroid-induced IOP elevation in tacrolimus-treated eyes was lower, by 5.2 mmHg (P = 0.04), than that in earlier published data without tacrolimus as the control. In the tacrolimus-treated eyes, the mean betamethasone-induced IOP elevation was 1.3 mmHg without discontinuation of the steroid. Metaregression analysis indicated that glaucoma history and younger age had significant effects on topical steroid-induced IOP elevation, by 4.0 mmHg (P = 0.002) and 3.9 mmHg (P = 0.01), respectively. In tacrolimus-treated eyes, the most significant effect on the IOP was associated with glaucoma history or medication; however, its effect on the IOP was limited to 1.7 mmHg elevation (P = 0.006).
Conclusions: Topical tacrolimus may lessen the steroid-induced elevation in IOP in younger individuals and may be a good adjunctive therapy to avoid IOP elevation in refractory cases.
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