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Abstract #106185 Published in IGR 23-3

Inflammatory Cells and Lipid Deposits Detected by Confocal Microscopy in Brimonidine Tartrate Ophthalmic Solution-Related Corneal Disorders: A Case Series

Chikama T; Shinji K; Yokota C; Hayashi K; Kiuchi Y
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 2022; 0: 1-6


We reviewed the medical charts of five patients diagnosed with brimonidine tartrate (BT)-related corneal disorders. A fan-shaped corneal opacity was present in four patients and limbal corneal infiltrations were present in one patient. confocal microscopy revealed dendritic cells and lipid deposits in the fan-shaped opacity as well as neutrophils in limbal infiltrations. BT instillation was discontinued and topical administration of a corticosteroid was initiated for all patients. The limbal infiltrations improved after BT discontinuation. Conversely, the fan-shaped opacity remained in all affected patients. After a fan-shaped opacity has developed in a patient with a BT-related corneal disorder, the lesion is difficult to resolve. However, limbal infiltrations respond well to treatment. Therefore, BT should be discontinued and anti-inflammatory treatment initiated before a fan-shaped opacity forms.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

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