[Interstitial keratitis diagnosis and treatment (French translation of the article)].
[Interstitial keratitis diagnosis and treatment (French translation of the article)].
J Fr Ophtalmol. 2019 Dec 20;:
Authors: Gauthier AS, Noureddine S, Delbosc B
Abstract
Interstitial keratitis is a non-ulcerative, non-suppurative, more or less vascularized inflammation of the corneal stroma. The corneal lesions result from the host response to bacterial, viral (40% of cases) or parasitic antigens, or from an autoimmune response (1% of cases) without active corneal infection. The natural history of the disease is divided into two phases : acute and cicatricial. This type of keratitis is less common than ulcerative bacterial keratitis, but it is a non-negligible cause of visual loss. It is associated with systemic or infectious disease and requires early diagnosis and appropriate treatment to optimize visual prognosis and avoid other complications.
PMID: 31870670 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal Francais d Ophtalmologie - Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Fr Ophtalmol Source Type: research
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