PURPOSE: To report a side effect of epidural corticosteroid injections for back @entity158 . DESIGN: Case series. METHODS: Review of clinical charts and photographs. SETTING: Private retina practice. RESULTS: Two @entity1 developed @entity7592 following epidural corticosteroid injections for back @entity158 . Referral was delayed in one @entity1 . One @entity1 developed bilateral @entity1713 , and both developed secondary macular pucker. CONCLUSIONS: @entity7592 can follow epidural corticosteroid injections. @entity1 should be warned about this possibility and advised to report should photopsias, @entity227 , or new floaters develop after treatment. Orthopedists should be aware of the complication and promptly refer @entity1 with symptoms for dilated fundus examination by an ophthalmologist.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['photosensitivity, blurred vision'] @entity1713 :: ('MESH:D012163', 'Disease') :: ['secondary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment'] @entity7592 :: ('MESH:D015882', 'Disease') :: ['acute retinal necrosis syndrome', 'Acute retinal necrosis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity7592 :: (MESH:D015882,Disease) :: ['Acute retinal necrosis']
