Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treatment of an individual with an ophthalmic condition that may comprise the step of: administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of a compound capable of modulating the activity of mineralocorticoid receptors within cells or tissue located in an eye or adjacent to an eye in the individual to be treated. Preferably, said compound may be an anti-oedematous steroid, more preferably a mineralocorticoid.

Abstract: A pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising an anti-inflammatory steroid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which exists in varying crystal and crystal composite sizes wherein the proportion of crystals and crystal composites above 20 ?m in size in the composition is greater than the proportion of crystals and crystal composites under 20 ?m in size.

Abstract: This invention relates to the prophylaxis of choroidal neovascularisation in macular degeneration by the introduction of a suitable anti-inflammatory agent into the vitreous. In particular, it relates to the prophylaxis of neovascularisation with an anti-inflammatory steroid, such as an 11-substituted 16 alpha, 17 alpha-substituted methylenedioxy steroid of formula (I) wherein (a) is (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (l); R1 and R2 are hydrogen or alkyl; -Ca-Cb- is —CH2—CH2—, —CH?CH—, (m) or (n); R3 is methyl, hydroxymethyl or alkylcarbonyloxymethyl, methylaminoalkylenecarbonyloxymethyl, or phenylaminoalkylenecarbonyloxymethyl; R4 is alkanoyl; and X is halogen in eyes which have been identified as having a high risk of developing choroidal neovascularisation. More particularly, it relates to prophylaxis with triamcinolone acetonide, (compound II).