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Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Cicatrizing Conjunctivitis due to Chronic Trachoma and Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid

open access: yesAin Shams Medical Journal
Background: Chronic trachoma and ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) represent the predominant causes of chronic cicatricial conjunctivitis in our clinical setting.
Islam Mohamed   +2 more
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Gene Therapy for Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa. [PDF]

open access: yesExp Dermatol
ABSTRACT Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a rare, debilitating genodermatosis caused by loss‐of‐function variants in COL7A1, resulting in type VII collagen (C7) deficiency and defective anchoring fibrils, which are essential for dermal–epidermal adhesion.
Has C, Karakioulaki M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Isolated conjunctival lichen planus: A rare cause of cicatrizing conjunctivitis

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2021
A 58-year-old female diabetic patient with keratinization of the gray line, areas of linear scar traction, and forniceal shortening was evaluated. Cicatrizing conjunctivitis was diagnosed. Conjunctival biopsy was performed and the histopathological study
Diego Paredes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug-Induced Periocular and Ocular Surface Disorders: An EAACI Position Paper. [PDF]

open access: yesAllergy
ABSTRACT Various systemic and topical medications can induce ocular and periocular cutaneous adverse effects (AEs), ranging from mild to severe. These AEs may lead to ocular surface (OS) damage and, in some cases, life‐threatening complications. Drug‐induced ocular adverse reactions are generally classified into two primary categories: toxic reactions ...
Leonardi A   +16 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Characterization of mucous membrane pemphigoid in childhood: A multicentre study of 12 cases. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 39, Issue 12, Page e999-e1002, December 2025.
Chêne L   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Distichiasis: An update on etiology, treatment and outcomes

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Distichiasis, an extra row of eyelashes emerging from meibomian gland orifices, occurs due to the metaplastic transition of sebaceous glands into the pilosebaceous unit.
SwatiSingh
doaj   +1 more source

Mucous membrane pemphigoid mimicking a corneal ulcer: A case report

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2023
Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a subepithelial blistering disorder affecting multiple mucous membranes, with ocular involvement in 70% of cases. A 50-year-old man had complaints of gradual and painless diminution of vision associated with redness ...
Aarzoo Juneja   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Immune Responses to Surgical Transplant Procedures in Stevens Johnsons Syndrome Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
Stevens Johnsons syndrome (SJS) is a mucocutaneous disorder caused by an autoimmune response most commonly to medications. Unless it is properly managed in the acute setting, this entity can affect the ocular surface causing chronic cicatrizing ...
Matias Soifer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Keratoprosthesis in dry eye disease

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Bilateral corneal blindness with severe dry eye disease (DED), total limbal stem cell deficiency with underlying corneal stromal scarring and vascularization, combined with adnexal complications secondary to chronic cicatrizing conjunctivitis is a highly
Supriya Sharma   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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