Transient band keratopathy associated with hypercalcemia
Alonso Santiago, M.A.; Ramírez Fe, C.
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia 77(4): 211-214
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-6691 PMID: 11973663 Document Number: 551529
Band keratopathy is a corneal degenerative disease that can produce reduced visual acuity. Different ethiogical mechanisms are described, associated with ocular or systemic diseases, and treatments like EDTA, lamellar keratoplasty and excimer laser photokeratectomy. We report a male with band keratopathy and increased calcic serum that decreased after treatment. Our patient's clinical course exemplified the importance of considering systemic causes in band keratopathy, and further that the correction of calcium levels can be undertaken before other more aggressive treatments.