Immunological aspects of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis

Can J Ophthalmol. 1979 Apr;14(2):85-7.

Abstract

Three patients with superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) were treated by conjunctival resection. The results of immunological studies and histological examination of the excised tissue were unremarkable; none of seven criteria of antibody dependence were met. We found no specific immune defects in three patients with superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Conjunctiva / immunology
  • Conjunctiva / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Techniques
  • Keratoconjunctivitis / diagnosis
  • Keratoconjunctivitis / immunology*
  • Keratoconjunctivitis / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Silver Nitrate / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Silver Nitrate