CROHNS COLITIS AND THE CORNEA

Ulcerative colitis (Crohn's disease) is a chronic relapsing inflammato ry bowel disease of unknown etiology. The most common ocular complicat ions include conjunctivitis and uveitis, particularly iritis. Herein, we describe a patient who had a decrease in visual acuity due to an in creasing astigmatism. This was accompanied with a peripheral limbal th inning of the cornea and faint confluent corneal changes. No systemic activity was present during the period that the patient was monitored. Changes of astigmatism were followed up with videokeratography. This apparatus monitors changes in clinical course accurately and makes com parison possible between separate visits.