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Fluorometholone, sold under the brand names Efflumidex among others, is a steroid used to treat inflammatory eye diseases such as allergic conjunctivitis and anterior uveitis. It is used as an eye drop.

Common side effects include increased eye pressure, blurry vision, eye irritation, and change in taste. Other side effects may include cataracts and eye infection. It is a corticosteroid, specifically a glucocorticoid. It comes in two main forms fluorometholone and fluorometholone acetate.

Fluorometholone was patented in 1959. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 10 ml of solution costs the NHS about £3 as of 2021. This amount in the United States costs about 42 USD.