In the field of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine, researchers are keen to
identify novel and reliable ways to predict and diagnose disease, as well as to monitor …

The onset of peripheral ulcerative keratitis in the course of a connective tissue disorder, such
as rheumatoid arthritis, relapsing polychondritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus, may …

OBJECTIVES: To provide an up-to-date and comprehensive review of Wegener's
granulomatosis (WG) as a disease entity, focusing on the ophthalmic manifestations and …

Scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) can present as isolated conditions or as
part of a systemic inflammatory or infectious disorder. Both are serious ocular conditions that …

Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is an inflammatory condition of the peripheral cornea
with hallmark features of epithelial defects and stromal destruction as a result of a complex …

Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is a rare but serious ocular condition that is an important
clinical entity due to its ophthalmological and systemic implications. It is characterized by …

Ulcerative inflammation of the cornea occurs in the perilimbal cornea, and is associated with
autoimmune collagen vascular and arthritic diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most …

AIM Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is an ocular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis
and other similar systemic diseases. The purpose of this inquiry was to investigate the …

Background: Sterile corneal ulceration is a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis and may
lead to corneal perforation. Surgical management for visual restoration frequently is …

Over the past two decades biologic therapies have seen a rapid uptake in the management
of ocular inflammation. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK), once a harbinger of blindness …