Douglas J. Rhee, MD

74A. STEROIDALNotes: 1. Suspensions are more lipophilic and penetrate the cornea more easily that solutions.2. Relative anti-inflammatory potency as follows:Intravenous or intravitreal Topicalcortisone betamethasone 25 High potency: loteprednol etabonate0.8 Low potency: cortisonecortisol (endogenous) 1 hydrocortisonehydrocortisone (synthetic) 1 Mild potency: fluorometholoneprednisone 4 medrysoneprednisolone 4 Moderate potency: fluorometholone acetatemethylprednisolone 5 dexamethasone phosphatetriamcinolone 5 rimexolonedexamethasone 25 Highest potency: prednisolone phosphatefluorometholone 40–50 dexamethasone acetateprednisolone acetate