Patient's question:
I suffered from ocular trauma due to external force impact in August and underwent surgical treatment, including lens implantation. After the surgery, the doctor prescribed prednisone. However, once I took prednisone, I experienced shaking all over, numbness in my limbs, and sweating. After stopping the medication, it caused blurred vision.Doctor's answer:
After surgery, it is necessary to take oral prednisone to control the response of eye tissues. Symptoms such as general shivering, numbness in limbs, and sweating may be related to the drug-induced mental excitement, hypokalemia, and calcium loss. Measures such as potassium and calcium supplementation can be taken, or the treatment can be changed to topical dexamethasone eye drops or prednisolone eye drops, etc. In addition to certain chronic eye diseases (such as some forms of uveitis) that require a longer course of prednisone, the dosage can generally be gradually reduced and discontinued once the condition is controlled. If vision declines after discontinuation, the cause should be examined, and appropriate treatment should be administered.