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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2018

Efficacy and safety of 0.1% lodoxamide for the long-term treatment of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.

Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia, Yolanda Macias-Rodriguez, Jose M Gonzalez-Gonzalez

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Risk factors for development of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis in thyroid eye disease in Japanese.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023
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  2. Recharacterization of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis via a subdividing grading method in 236 Chinese patients.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alejandro Rodriguez-GarciaInstituto de Oftalmologia y Ciencias Visuales, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Av. Batallon de San Patricio No. 112. Col. Real de San Agustin, San Pedro Garza Garcia, C.P. 62770, Monterrey, NL, Mexico. immuneye@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1419-2109
Yolanda Macias-RodriguezInstituto de Oftalmologia y Ciencias Visuales, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Av. Batallon de San Patricio No. 112. Col. Real de San Agustin, San Pedro Garza Garcia, C.P. 62770, Monterrey, NL, Mexico.
Jose M Gonzalez-GonzalezInstituto de Oftalmologia y Ciencias Visuales, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Av. Batallon de San Patricio No. 112. Col. Real de San Agustin, San Pedro Garza Garcia, C.P. 62770, Monterrey, NL, Mexico.
Tecnológico de Monterrey · MXUniversity of Monterrey · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report the therapeutic efficacy and safety of topical 0.1% lodoxamide in the long-term treatment of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.

methodsSixty-seven eyes of 34 patients with active SLK were studied. Therapeutic response was analyzed according to modified-Ohashi parameters. All eyes were treated with 0.1% lodoxamide twice daily, and those with moderate or severe inflammation received a short course (7-14 days) of 0.1% fluorometholone acetate at presentation and during a relapse. Patients were evaluated at regular intervals and followed up for ≥3 months on continuous therapy. Primary endpoints included inflammatory response; rates of inflammatory control and remission; relapses while on therapy or on remission; and therapeutic failure rate.

resultsThe mean follow-up time on lodoxamide therapy was 15.3 months. The majority of eyes (82.0%) achieved control of inflammation in a mean time of 2.2 months. Of these, 42 (76.3%) eyes remained under control while on therapy for 13.8 months. There was a significant improvement of SLK-related signs by the third month on therapy (p < 0.05). A total of 24 (35.8%) eyes achieved remission. Relapses presented in 12 (18.0%) treated eyes and in 4 (16.6%) eyes on remission. Only 5 (7.4%) eyes failed to respond to therapy. In the majority of cases (95.3%), lodoxamide 0.1% was well tolerated and minor adverse effects not requiring stopping the medication were reported in only 4.7% of patients.

conclusionsLodoxamide 0.1% is an efficacious therapeutic alternative for the treatment of active and chronic SLK. This medication has proved to be safe and well tolerated.

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Administration, TopicalAdultAgedAnti-Allergic AgentsChronic DiseaseConjunctivaDose-Response Relationship, DrugFollow-Up StudiesHumansKeratoconjunctivitisLimbus CorneaeMiddle AgedOphthalmic SolutionsOxamic AcidProspective StudiesRecurrenceAnti-Allergic Agentslodoxamide ethylOphthalmic SolutionsOxamic AcidConjunctivaKeratitisKeratoconjunctivitisLodoxamideMast cells

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