Side effects of prednisolone acetate eye drops may cause increased intraocular pressure. Long-term use of the eye drops can easily cause an increase in intraocular pressure, which is one of the common side effects. The principle is that the drug affects the metabolism of aqueous humor, blocking the discharge of aqueous humor, and then increasing the intraocular pressure. If the intraocular pressure continues to be too high, it can cause damage to the optic nerve, and in severe cases, it can even lead to vision loss, affecting the normal function of the eye.

It may also cause eye infections. Because prednisolone acetate eye drops have immunosuppressive effects, long-term use will weaken the local defense mechanism of the eye. In this way, external pathogens such as bacteria and fungi are more likely to invade the eye, causing infections, such as keratitis, conjunctivitis and other eye inflammation, which brings many hidden dangers to eye health.

In addition, it may also cause lens opacity. Long-term use of this eye drop, the drug components accumulate in the lens, interfere with the normal metabolism of the lens, promote lens protein denaturation, and gradually develop into lens opacity, which is cataract, which has adverse effects on vision.