TY - JOUR AU - Islam, Md Ashraful AU - Das, Polak Kumar AU - Islam, Md Rafiqul AU - Milon, Md Hafizur Rahman AU - Khan, Md Asmaul Hossain PY - 2017/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Transient Glaucoma After An Epidural Steroid Injection: A Case Report JF - KYAMC Journal JA - Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College Journal VL - 7 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3329/kyamcj.v7i2.33847 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/KYAMCJ/article/view/33847 SP - 821-824 AB - <p><strong>Background: </strong>Steroids are recognized as a beneficial treatment for various medical conditions, yet clinically relevant side effects of steroids are common and problematic, ranging from a minor case of acne to a potentially life-threatening Addisonian crisis. In anesthetic medicine, the use of epidural steroid injections (ESIs) for chronic low back pain and other radicular pain-related conditions has become standard practice in interventional pain management.</p><p><strong>Case Report: </strong>We report the case of a patient who experienced sudden bilateral blurred vision after receiving an ESI and required urgent ophthalmic interventions and follow-up care. The main clinical findings from this case showed that the patient had high intraocular pressure (IOP) that caused unexpected short-term vision loss. The symptom resolved after 4 months without ophthalmic treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Clinicians should inform patients about the possibility of visual complications associated with pain procedures involving steroids. Among the high-risk groups with predisposing factors, such as uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes mellitus, routine eye tests that include measuring IOP prior to ESI should be recommended as a preventive measure. Alternative pain management therapies should be considered if possible. Comprehensive planning of patient care will also ensure safety and prevent unwanted outcomes, particularly with high-risk patients receiving steroids for pain procedures.<em></em></p><p><em>KYAMC Journal Vol. 7, No.-2, Jan 2017, Page 821-824</em></p> ER -