To answer your question, yes, steroids eyedrops may cause an increase in eye pressure in anyone after any procedure. Fortunately it does not happen to everyone and only 20-40% of the population - of which only 5% will develop a severely high eye pressure.
It is therefore in your best interest for your eye surgeon to see you regularly after any procedure to have your eyes checked, including measuring your eye pressure.
Most of the time, the steroid eyedrop is stopped after 2-4 weeks after treatment so the occurrence of high eye pressure is less since the exposure time to the steroids is short. Hence the anti-inflammatory effects of steroids far outweigh the potential risks, in the hands of a good eye doctor.
In other words, it is safe as long as you are being taken care of by a good eye doctor!
Hope that helps!
Dr Claudine Pang
