Acne rosacea keratitis

Acne rosacea keratitis is a potentially sight-threatening inflammatory corneal complication of ocular rosacea, a chronic disorder often occurring in patients with cutaneous acne rosacea It affects the ocular surface and visual system, predominantly in adults but occasionally in children, and is driven by underlying meibomian gland dysfunction, tear film instability, and localized immune-mediated inflammation

Acne rosacea keratitis is a potentially sight-threatening inflammatory corneal complication of ocular rosacea, a chronic disorder often occurring in patients with cutaneous acne rosacea It affects the ocular surface and visual system, predominantly in adults but occasionally in children, and is driven by underlying meibomian gland dysfunction, tear film instability, and localized immune-mediated inflammation Defining clinical and pathophysiologic features include punctate epithelial erosions, pe...

Acne rosacea keratitis is a potentially sight-threatening inflammatory corneal complication of ocular rosacea, a chronic disorder often occurring in patients with cutaneous acne rosacea Defining clinical and pathophysiologic features include punctate epithelial erosions, peripheral subepithelial infiltrates, inferior corneal neovascularization typically presenting as spade-shaped pannus, and, in severe cases, corneal thinning, ulceration, scarring, or perforation

Defining clinical and pathophysiologic features include punctate epithelial erosions, peripheral subepithelial infiltrates, inferior corneal neovascularization typically presenting as spade-shaped pannus, and, in severe cases, corneal thinning, ulceration, scarring, or perforation