Abstract:
Topical cyclosporin A was used in the management of 43 patients with a variety of anterior segment inflammatory disorders that had failed corticosteroid treatment. Treatment with topical cyclosporin A ranged from 1 week to 43 months, with a mean treatment period of 13 months. Thirty-five patients (81%) with disorders including high-risk keratoplasty, atopic and vernal keratoconjunctivitis, ligneous conjunctivitis, ulcerative keratitis, and Mooren’s ulcer had a beneficial result, with resolution, reduction, or prevention of inflammation. Six patients (14%) with scleritis, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, or endothelitis showed no clinical improvement. Two patients (5%) had significant ocular discomfort, and the drug had to be discontinued in them. None of the other patients developed local side effects. Twenty-seven of these patients were followed with serial cyclosporin A blood levels and serum creatinine. None of these patients developed measurable drug blood levels or renal toxicity.
Author:
Holland EJ; Olsen TW; Ketcham JM; Florine C; Krachmer JH; Purcell JJ; Lam S; Tessler HH; Sugar J
Source:
Cornea, 1993 Sep, 12:5, 413-9
Address:
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
Language:
English
Unique Identifier:
94139315
