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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 31-33 |
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Pearls in the management of Stevens–Johnson syndrome
Geetha Iyer, Bhaskar Srinivasan, Shweta Agarwal
Dr. G. Sitalakshmi Memorial Clinic for Ocular Surface Disorders, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bhaskar Srinivasan
Dr. G. Sitalakshmi Memorial Clinic for Ocular Surface Disorders, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_21_19
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Stevens–Johnson Syndrome, a life-threatening disorder, can lead to severe ocular morbidity and corneal blindness. The discomfort and visual loss caused leads to a considerable impact on the quality of life. The goals of treatment include measures to reduce inflammation, thereby improving comfort and results for visual rehabilitation. The issues to be addressed include dry eye, lid margin keratinization, adnexal disorders, and fornix obliteration. Measures to address these like punctal cautery and mucous membrane graft have been discussed along with their surgical technique. Visual rehabilitation, following stabilization of the ocular surface, can be achieved with optical iridectomy, cataract surgery or in end-stage disease by performing the modified osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis or Type 2 keratoprosthesis. The procedures to stabilize the ocular surface help in preventing further deterioration of the ocular surface and contribute to improved vision and comfort.
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