{"id":20916,"date":"2023-11-01T12:36:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wowrxpharmacy.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/punctate-keratitis\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T03:31:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:31:51","slug":"punctate-keratitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wowrxpharmacy.com\/it\/blog\/cura-degli-occhi\/punctate-keratitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Punctate Keratitis: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Punctate Keratitis is a rare eye disorder that damages the cells of the cornea\u2019s outer layer (Epithelium).

The disease appears as scattered areas of loss of epithelium from the cornea.

The condition, however, is benign and mostly heals within three weeks.

Superficial Punctate Keratitis refers to the damage only on the cornea’s surface.

Read the article to know more about Punctate Keratitis<\/a>, its symptoms, causes, and treatments you can take for it.<\/p>\n\n\n

Thygeson\u2019s Superficial Punctate Keratitis<\/h2>\n\n\n
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As the word superficial suggests, the disease is not invasive and affects only the surface area.

E. Fuchs first introduced Superficial Punctate Keratitis in 1889 for the small dot-like changes he observed in the eye\u2019s outer layer.

The eye disorder causes the death of small clusters of cells on the cornea’s outermost layer called the epithelium.

The condition is not severe, and in most cases, recovery occurs within three weeks.

Thygeson\u2019s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK) is, however, the term indicating<\/a> a broad group of corneal epithelial damage in both eyes.

It is a chronic condition with episodes of exacerbations and remission spanning over the years to decades.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Phillips Thygeson first described this disorder as Thygeson\u2019s Superficial Punctate Keratitis in a case report he published in 1950. <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Cause <\/h2>\n\n\n

It is still unclear what exactly causes TSPK. 

However, viral or immune mechanisms are some suggested<\/a> causes of this condition.

Some other causes<\/a> of Superficial Punctate Keratitis include,<\/p>\n\n\n\n