It's still red

[eddvick]

The episcleritis persists. My eye doctor refused to prescribe a steroid, because I'm a 'steroid responder', and could get glaucoma. Never mind that they prescribed it every six months for ten years, that it always knocked out the problem in a few days, and that I rarely had an increase in eye pressure. Matter of fact, I think I got a pressure

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steroid responder

[dolphinchatter]

Well....

:::Grumph::: That's a pain. Is being a steroid responder something that would come on in life, or is it something you're born with?

Re: steroid responder

[eddvick]

I haven't done a lot of study, but it can strike any time. I'm pretty sure it's genetic.