title: Corneal perforation in a patient with Cockayne's syndrome.
abstract: A 10-year-old boy with Cockayne's syndrome had an aseptic perforation centered in a corneal opacity of the right eye. Exposure keratitis, which was caused by anhidrosis, loss of blinking, and lack of Bell's phenomenon, was considered responsible for this condition. A therapeutic soft contact lens was applied to heal the corneal wound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamai
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003057:Cockayne Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male