Clinical Approach to Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid.
Mukaddes Damla CiftciIlayda KorkmazMelis PalamarBanu YamanSait EgrilmezAyşe YağcıTaner AkalinOzlem Barut SelverPublished in: Turkish journal of ophthalmology (2023)
OCP is a sight-threatening autoimmune disease that affects older adults. Although positive biopsy results are valuable for diagnosis, negative results do not exclude the diagnosis. The main treatment is systemic immunosuppressives. Disease activity can be suppressed, especially with early initiation of drug therapy. These patients require a multidisciplinary approach. Especially in the presence of isolated ocular findings, ophthalmologists should be able to make the decision to start immunosuppressive treatment, and systemic treatment should not be delayed.