When breathing freely may threaten seeing clearly. (side effects of inhaled steroid usage may cause glaucoma)

Medical Update | May 1, 1997| | Copyright

Asthma sufferers were revitalized when inhaled steroids became available in the early 1990s. Unlike the bronchodilating drugs, which merely relax muscle fibers in the smaller branches of the airways, thus allowing more air to pass through, the steroids get at the heart of the problem--relieving the inflammation caused by infection or allergic reactions that stimulate these muscle fibers to contract.

Before the appearance of steroids that could be inhaled, doctors often had to use the more powerful oral steroids to bring relief to asthmatic patients. With prolonged ...

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