Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography to Monitor Disease Progression in Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis. (28th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garg, Aakriti; De Rojas, Joaquin; Mathews, Priya; Hazan, Albert; Lin, James; Trief, Danielle; Suh, Leejee H.
• Other Names: Bialasiewicz Alexander A. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in ophthalmological medicine. Volume 2018(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06-28
• Subjects: Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Ophthalmology; Eye Diseases; Eye -- Diseases; Ophthalmology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/3705753
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6722

Abstract

Abstract : We report two cases of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) imaged with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). The first patient had prolonged nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, while the second had inflammatory arthritis by laboratory findings without any systemic findings as well as possible concurrent tuberculosis. In both patients, AS-OCT demonstrated corneal thinning at the onset of the disease with improvement six months after initiation of intensive medical therapy. Our cases highlight the need for a multidisciplinary approach and careful monitoring in PUK cases, especially with objective measures such as corneal thickness assessed with AS-OCT.