title: Vitamin A eyedrops for superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.
abstract: We treated 12 patients with superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis with topical vitamin A (retinol palmitate) eyedrops. After a follow-up period of at least three months, this therapy was found to be effective, to a varying extent, in ten patients (83%). Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis lesions did not recur in these patients as long as topical application was continued.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hosotani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D014801:Vitamin A