Purpose: To report a postmenopausal patient with keratoconus who experienced significant progression after using hormone replacement therapy. Observations: A 51-year-old woman with previously stable keratoconus presented with acute disease progression following hormone replacement therapy in the context of prophylactic hysterectomy and bilateral ovariosalpingectomy. Over a 14-month period after starting hormone therapy, the steepest K increased from 63.7D to 71.5D in the right eye and from 65.8D to 78.1D in the left eye. Conclusions: Hormone replacement therapy may amplify progression of keratoconus.

Coco, G., Kheirkhah, A., Foulsham, W., Dana, R., Ciolino, J.b. (2019). Keratoconus progression associated with hormone replacement therapy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. CASE REPORTS, 15, 100519 [10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.100519].

Keratoconus progression associated with hormone replacement therapy

Coco, Giulia;
2019-09-01

Abstract

Purpose: To report a postmenopausal patient with keratoconus who experienced significant progression after using hormone replacement therapy. Observations: A 51-year-old woman with previously stable keratoconus presented with acute disease progression following hormone replacement therapy in the context of prophylactic hysterectomy and bilateral ovariosalpingectomy. Over a 14-month period after starting hormone therapy, the steepest K increased from 63.7D to 71.5D in the right eye and from 65.8D to 78.1D in the left eye. Conclusions: Hormone replacement therapy may amplify progression of keratoconus.
set-2019
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/30 - MALATTIE APPARATO VISIVO
English
Hormone replacement therapy
Keratoconus
Keratoconus progression
Coco, G., Kheirkhah, A., Foulsham, W., Dana, R., Ciolino, J.b. (2019). Keratoconus progression associated with hormone replacement therapy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. CASE REPORTS, 15, 100519 [10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.100519].
Coco, G; Kheirkhah, A; Foulsham, W; Dana, R; Ciolino, Jb
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