Eyesight Loss: If you are using steroids for a long time, be careful because it can make you blind. AIIMS doctors have warned that if you are using steroids or skin cream, spray or inhaler containing it, then your eyes can be damaged.

What is steroid?

According to the doctor, taking steroids continuously for more than 6 weeks can lead to the risk of losing eyesight. Let us know why this warning has been given. Steroids are a type of anti-inflammatory drugs, which help in reducing inflammation and allergies in the body. It is used in asthma and allergies, severe skin diseases, arthritis, joint inflammation, autoimmune diseases, eye inflammation.

These contain steroids

Steroids are used in the form of tablets, injections, creams and eye drops, but using them for a long time or without the advice of a doctor can cause serious eye diseases. According to AIIMS doctors, inhalers for cough, nasal sprays for nasal allergies or creams for skin infections contain steroids.

Eye sight will never return

Long term use of steroids damages the optic nerve of the eyes. Nerves connect the eyes to the brain, and if they are damaged, vision cannot return. Increased pressure in the eyes has a negative effect on the optic nerve, which can lead to glaucoma. The most surprising thing is that no symptoms are visible in the beginning of this disease. It is detected when the patient loses vision in one eye.

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