Khan M D, Kundi N, Saeed N, Gulab A, Nazeer A F
Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Br J Ophthalmol. 1988 Jan;72(1):41-3. doi: 10.1136/bjo.72.1.41.
Five hundred and thirty cases of spring catarrh were studied at the Department of Ophthalmology, Khyber Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan. Corneal complications occurred in 259 patients, of which 48 cases were of keratoconus, consisting of 41 male and seven female patients. Most of the patients affected (37) were between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Six patients developed acute hydrops, which in one case affected both eyes, though after an interval of a few months. Keratoconus was progressive in many patients, resulting in gross visual loss, often not correctable with glasses or contact lenses and thus requiring keratoplasty. The importance of association of keratoconus with atopic disorders is discussed and its association with spring catarrh is stressed.
在巴基斯坦白沙瓦开伯尔医院眼科，对530例春季卡他性结膜炎患者进行了研究。259例患者出现角膜并发症，其中圆锥角膜48例，包括男性41例和女性7例。受影响的大多数患者（37例）年龄在10至30岁之间。6例患者发生急性角膜水肿，其中1例双眼发病，但间隔数月。许多患者的圆锥角膜呈进行性发展，导致严重视力丧失，通常无法通过眼镜或隐形眼镜矫正，因此需要进行角膜移植。文中讨论了圆锥角膜与特应性疾病关联的重要性，并强调了其与春季卡他性结膜炎的关联。
