http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to optometry products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2008/11/10/fda-retisert-can-cause-cataracts/ http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2008/11/10/fda-retisert-can-cause-cataracts/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:55:09 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2008/11/10/fda-retisert-can-cause-cataracts/ The U.S. food and Drug Administration has approved safety labeling revisions for Bausch & Lomb, Inc.’s  Retisert (a fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant). The new labeling includes warnings based on the now available 3-year clinical reports. Use of the product can cause cataracts which require surgical removal in all phakic eyes within an average 3-year period. About 77% of patients will need drugs to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) within this period, and around 37% of patients may require filtering procedures for controlling elevated IOP.

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