PMID: 9186437Jun 1, 1997Paper

Advancing wave-like epitheliopathy. Clinical features and treatment

Ophthalmology
G D'AversaI J Udell

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to describe an entity referred to as advancing wave-like epitheliopathy and successful treatment of this keratopathy with 1% silver nitrate solution. Eleven eyes of 7 patients were identified with advancing wave-like epitheliopathy. A thorough history and physical examination was performed on each patient, and attempts were made to identify the cause for the epitheliopathy. Six eyes with associated visual loss due to the epitheliopathy involving the visual axis were treated with 1% silver nitrate solution to the superior conjunctival limbus. Possible causes for the epitheliopathy included use of antiglaucomatous medications or contact lens care solutions (6 of 11 eyes), soft contact lens wear (4 of 11 eyes), a history of ocular surgery (3 of 11 eyes), or the presence of an underlying dermatologic or inflammatory disorder (3 of 11 eyes). All patients treated with 1% silver nitrate solution (6 of 6 eyes) experienced resolution of their symptoms with either complete or partial resolution of the epitheliopathy. Advancing wave-like epitheliopathy is a keratopathy characterized by centripetally advancing waves of coarse, irregular epithelium arising from the superior limbus. The cause appears to be multifa...Continue Reading

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