Abstract
A distinctive subepithelial keratopathy developed in four adult patients with Crohn's disease (granulomatous ileocolitis). Small, bilateral, symmetrical subepithelial, and anterior proliferative infiltrates and scarring were present 2 to 3 mm inside the entire corneoscleral limbus. Vision was not affected because the lesions spared the central cornea. The mechanism is not known and the lesion should be regarded as a distinct clinical sign of Crohn's disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 862-865 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology