Journal article
Characteristics of Linear Interstitial Keratitis by In Vivo Confocal Microscopy and Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography.
- Petrovic A Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Hashemi K Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Blaser F Universitatspital Zurich, Augenklinik, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Wild W Universitatspital Zurich, Augenklinik, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Kymionis G Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 2018-03-16
Published in:
- Cornea. - 2018
English
PURPOSE
To describe the findings of in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in a case of linear interstitial keratitis (IK), a very rare entity of unknown etiology.
METHODS
IVCM and AS-OCT were used in the case of the a 23-year-old patient with recurrent unilateral linear IK.
RESULTS
On AS-OCT, inflammation appeared confined to the anterior part of the stroma. Similar to color photography, inflammation appeared beaded. On IVCM, there was microcystic epithelial edema, dense fibrosis of the anterior stroma, highly reflective spiculated structures, and disorganization of the stromal architecture.
CONCLUSIONS
Although linear IK appeared as localized anterior stromal inflammation on AS-OCT, panstromal inflammation was revealed by IVCM.
To describe the findings of in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in a case of linear interstitial keratitis (IK), a very rare entity of unknown etiology.
METHODS
IVCM and AS-OCT were used in the case of the a 23-year-old patient with recurrent unilateral linear IK.
RESULTS
On AS-OCT, inflammation appeared confined to the anterior part of the stroma. Similar to color photography, inflammation appeared beaded. On IVCM, there was microcystic epithelial edema, dense fibrosis of the anterior stroma, highly reflective spiculated structures, and disorganization of the stromal architecture.
CONCLUSIONS
Although linear IK appeared as localized anterior stromal inflammation on AS-OCT, panstromal inflammation was revealed by IVCM.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001552
- PMID 29543661
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/25381
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