Ocular complications and mortality in peripheral ulcerative keratitis and necrotising scleritis: The role of systemic immunosuppression

• Published in: Clinical & experimental ophthalmology Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 434 - 441
• Main Authors: Ogra, Siddharth, Sims, Joanne L., McGhee, Charles N. J., Niederer, Rachael L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.05.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Cornea; corneal thinning; Eye; Immunomodulation; Immunomodulators; Immunosuppression; inflammation; Inflammatory diseases; Keratitis; Morbidity; Mortality; sclera; Scleritis; Survival; ulcerative keratitis; immunosuppression; sclera; ulcerative keratitis; inflammation; corneal thinning
• ISSN: 1442-6404; 1442-9071; 1442-9071
• DOI: 10.1111/ceo.13709

Importance Inflammatory ocular diseases are associated with systemic disease, ocular morbidity and mortality. Background To examine clinical characteristics of subjects with peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) and necrotising scleritis. Design Retrospective case series in a single tertiary centre...