Keratoconjunctivitis of the upper limbus of theodore

The upper limbic keratoconjunctivitis of theodore (SLK) is a disease characterized by chronic keratoconjunctivitis that recurs in the upper eyelid conjunctiva, superior bulbar conjunctiva, superior limbus and adjacent cornea. The cause is unknown. Most are bilateral. One third of the patients were accompanied by an upper corneal epithelium filament.

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