clinical features of interstitial keratitis
Last reviewed 01/2018
These include:
- development after puberty
- first one eye affected then the other
- the cornea become very oedematous
- later the cornea becomes pink with the ingrowth of blood vessels from the adjacent sclera
- several months of pain and virtual blindness occur
- the condition resolves spontaneously and the periphery of the cornea begins to clear, leaving a central area of diffuse cloudiness
- the vision is usually good enough to read ordinary print