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To the Editor: Cumming et al. (July 3 issue)¹ concluded that "the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with the development of posterior subcapsular and nuclear cataracts" without considering possible confounders, including a history of atopic dermatitis^2,3,4 and the use of topical corticosteroids on the face and eyelids.⁵ Both factors were probably present in at least some of the study subjects. It is likely that both were more common in the subjects who were using inhaled corticosteroids than in those who were not, since a major indication for the use of inhaled corticosteroids is allergic asthma, an atopic condition often . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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