Open AccessA clinical experience of atopic keratoconjunctivitis treatment
Author(s) -
Н. А. Бакунина,
Бакунина Наталья Александровна
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
oftalʹmologičeskie vedomosti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-5423
pISSN - 1998-7102
DOI - 10.17816/ov2014278-82
Subject(s) - exacerbation , keratoconjunctivitis , medicine , regimen , keratoconjunctivitis sicca , cataract surgery , dermatology , surgery , intensive care medicine
Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) is a nosologic form seen very frequently in multifunctional hospitals, as it co-exists with systemic diseases. In the present article, a clinical case of an extended treatment of a patient without any permanent improvement is described, because AKC was not recognized until cataract development and hospitalization for cataract surgery. The surgical procedure served as a releaser for AKC exacerbation, what allowed to put a correct diagnosis and to work out an adequate treatment regimen, based on immunomodulating Restasis® eye drops.