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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Superficial punctate keratitis of thygeson: the longest course on record?
Cornea 1999 November
PURPOSE: To report the extended clinical course of a case of superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson.
METHODS: A 59-year-old woman with a 40-year history of superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson is presented, providing a forum to discuss the chronicity of the disease, its treatment, and the potential complications.
RESULTS: Our patient has been treated over the years with mild topical corticosteroids, usually with favorable results. Given the chronicity of superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson, long-term treatment with topical corticosteroids carries the possible side effects of iatrogenic cataract formation and steroid-induced glaucoma, neither of which was seen in our patient.
CONCLUSIONS: Superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson is usually a benign, self-limited disease with exacerbations and remissions. Ophthalmologists must exercise care when using long-term corticosteroid treatment in this condition.
METHODS: A 59-year-old woman with a 40-year history of superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson is presented, providing a forum to discuss the chronicity of the disease, its treatment, and the potential complications.
RESULTS: Our patient has been treated over the years with mild topical corticosteroids, usually with favorable results. Given the chronicity of superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson, long-term treatment with topical corticosteroids carries the possible side effects of iatrogenic cataract formation and steroid-induced glaucoma, neither of which was seen in our patient.
CONCLUSIONS: Superficial punctate keratitis of Thygeson is usually a benign, self-limited disease with exacerbations and remissions. Ophthalmologists must exercise care when using long-term corticosteroid treatment in this condition.
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