Flonase And Cataracts (Page 2)
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Has anyone that has used Flonase got cataracts? I have them because of it and nasonex. Are there any class actions against the makers of this? I would not have used it if I had known.

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Me too. I have used Flonase off/on since it came out on the market. I have never heard about causing cataracs and I am pretty upset. I had one catarac left eye removed 2 yrs ago. In Sept 2016.I went to eye dr to get eyes cheched. Right catarac not too bad. I have fall allergies with a warmer fall I used eryday. In Dec 206 my right catarac terribly worsened Eye Dr said. Had it removed March 2017. Went back 30 after eye check. Now I have a catarc forming on back of right eye and eye does not always focus now per it did it during exam, so im unsure the outcome yet. I am suppose to get rechecked after 6 weeks if it is still unable to focus.

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Those drugs aren't aggravating or causing cataracts because they are allergy meds. They cause them because they are corticosteroids! I've already known the connection, have been told I'm starting to get them and my bone density is lower than it ahould be. I'd like to preserve what I have left of my sight and bones without surgery or those nasty bone density drugs, that really dont' help. I told the dr. Thanks, but no thanks. My antihistamine/decongestant tablet works just fine. (Wal-act, at Walgreens. Might need a Rx for it, depending on your stste laws, though)

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I have cataracts now and I have use Nasonex and I am currently using Flonase I had no knowledge allergy medication given me cataracts I am schedule for my cataracts to be removed around the end of the year

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Me too I had both eyes done cost me a furtune. And it was from flonase

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I use Flonase, Advair disk, as well as SPiriva, they are all inhalers, and I was quite surprised when the doctor told me that I have cataracts and I will need laser surgery next year

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I use Flonase, Advair disk, as well as SPiriva, they are all inhalers

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i am 23 and was just diagnosed with Cataracts caused by steroids and is causing rapid vision loss. All because of flonase

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Yes, I was just diagnosed with cataracts yesterday after a routine yearly eye exam. It is apparently due to the use of Fluticasone Propionate (generic Flonase). I started using the nasal spray in October, but not continually since then. Used for 1 week and then as needed once per day after that. I am 57 and thought I was too young to get cataracts. My doctor, who is a specialist, told me that cataracts can occur even after just 2 uses. He asked me if I had any head or eye trauma and I told him that I had not, so then he asked about the use of steroids.

I noticed some fuzziness in the right eye vision. During my eye exam, when they test each eye separately, everything I saw with the right eye was fuzzy. The left eye is showing slight signs of cataracts. He said I will need cataract surgery. He did say that the pamphlet that comes with steroid does say that it can cause glaucoma and/or cataracts. It does say that, but my doctor never mentioned it. I am afraid to use any more nasal spray. I don't know what the effect is after cataract surgery. I will have to have that conversation with my doctor. I guess it just goes to show that we have to ask a million questions before we use anything and make a decision from there. Having anything done to my eyes just scares the hell out of me!!

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Be careful with that. That's how it started with me, first diagnosis was no tears or detachment. One month later, it happened again much more intense with what looked like a plastic sheet over my vision. I immediately was given an appointment with the retina specialist and then dx was retina tear. Do not delay in seeing a specialist if you get more floaters etc.

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Has anyone had problems with light flashes and floaters in their eyes? I recently developed light flashes and spider web floaters in my left eye. My Doctor can't find any problems with torn or detached retina. I feel that it's being caused by the use of Flonase. I've not had problems with cataracts, yet.

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I also have cataracts,had my eyes checked a week ago.eye dr said Flonase causes them,they are different from normal cataracts.so now I have to have operation to get it removed from behind the lens of my eye.have stopped using Flonase.wish I had know this befor I used it.

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Well a lightbulb just lid in my head after treatment of a recent retina tear I caught before it detached. Been using Flonase since May 2016 to Sept 2016...what a strange coincidence. No other prescription drugs. Hmmm

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Hi im only 31 and have very mild cataracts doc said in my eyes :( i used flonase too for a while. How can i file a lawsuit. ?

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I sure would hope so! I had catarnd I was only cataract surgery because of using Flonase. And what a nightmare and it still is now I have to have reading glasses all the time.

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I WAS ALMOST BLIND i HAD TO HAVE BOTH EYES DONE IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND THEY ONLY DO ONE EYE AT A TIME

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I've been using Flonase for years and experienced rapidly spreading cataracts. The first cataract was removed when I was 49. I have my second one scheduled for surgery next week (I'm 52). The doctors and staff remain very amazed how rapidly growing the cataracts were

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I used Flonase for years due to chronic sinus infections (after 2 sinus surgeries). November 1, 2015 my left eye lost vision due to clots in the retina. My docs checked my blood, heart, etc & couldn't find any reason for my blindness. Now I am hearing that it could have been due to Flonase. I'm ready for a class action lawsuit! Docs say there's nothing they can do to help me.

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Yes, I have cataracts in both eyes, slight in my right eye but very bad in the left. Two eye doctors asked me what happened as it was the left eye had the worst cataract they have seen and I am only in my 50s. I used generic Flonase mainly in my left nostril to clear up eustachian tube dysfunction in my left ear (it didn't). The cataract in that eye came on strong and quick. I've since had surgery which insurance didn't cover much of. I want answers and compensation. The doctor said it was steroid related most likely.

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I had both of my eyes done I was almost blind could not work and it took forever for my insurance to cover the surgery and they only do one eye at at a time. I am 49 and was told I had mold cataracts in 2011 I just got them taken care of November 17th. 2015. And I am 49 have to wait til December to get glasses to read! I was never told that the medication caused cataracts.

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Me too, I am 49, had cataracts in both eyes. My left eye is getting done 11/17. I already had the right one done. What a pain in the ass. Please let me know where we can get a lawyer.

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