ULCERATION OF THE CORNEA IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS - A CASE-STUDY

The authors report a case about relapsing corneal ulceration in a pati ent with rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment Of such perforated and preper forated corneal ulcers is a difficult task. The poor visual outcome of an emergency penetrating keratoplasty leads to the use of other metho ds (conjunctival flaps, corneal graft, keratopatch, tissue adhesive). This case report stresses the importance of preserving the anatomy of the eye allowing in a record time the performance of corneal graft. Th e use of immunosuppressive drugs is also discussed because of the exis tence of a rheumatoid arthritis with eye involvement.