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A Probable Association With Thyrotoxicosis

Ivan Cher, MB, ChB, FRCS, FRACS

Arch Ophthalmol. 1969;82(5):580-586.

Abstract
In Sydney, Australia, ten patients affected by superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLKC) have been observed in one ophthalmic practice during a four-year period. Among the ten patients, three were found to be actively thyrotoxic, and two others had already undergone treatment for proven hyperthyroidism. Reference is made to a possible etiological contribution by the special anatomy of the upper conjunctival fornix and by secretions entering the conjunctival sac. The association with thyrotoxicosis revives the matter of an immunological (possibly auto-immune) origin for SLKC. A viral-induced mechanism has not been excluded.

Author Affiliations
Sydney, Australia

From the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales hospitals, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 3, 1968.

Reprint requests to 22 High St. Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia (Dr. Cher).

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