Band-shaped keratopathy in Chinese patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

Abstract

Band-shaped keratopathy is a relatively uncommon complication in VKH syndrome and mostly occurs in relatively younger patients with a long course of chronic intraocular inflammation.

It was frequently associated with complicated cataract and secondary glaucoma and was a marker for poor visual outcome.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adrenal Cortex Hormones
• Adult
• Age of Onset
• Aged
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Child
• China
• Corneal Diseases
• Female
• Humans
• Immunosuppressive Agents
• Incidence
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Retrospective Studies
• Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
• Visual Acuity
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Peizeng Yang
• Min Sun

Publication date

2011-11-17

Journal

Journal topics

• Cornea

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Cornea

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China. peizengycmu [at] 126.com

Release reference

Cornea. 2011 Dec;30(12):1336-40

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