Treatment of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia With Topical Aloe vera Drops
| Autor: | Ankoor S. Shah, Stephen E. Orlin, Mausam R. Damani, Carol L. Karp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Administration Topical medicine.medical_treatment Parabens Antineoplastic Agents Conjunctival Neoplasms Topical treatment Aloe vera Corneal Diseases Lesion hemic and lymphatic diseases Biopsy medicine Humans Allantoin Aloe Chemotherapy medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Preservatives Pharmaceutical Eye drop Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Dermatology eye diseases Ophthalmology Left eye Female sense organs Ophthalmic Solutions medicine.symptom business Ocular surface Carcinoma in Situ Phytotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Cornea. 34:87-89 |
| ISSN: | 0277-3740 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/ico.0000000000000296 |
| Popis: | Purpose To report a case of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) that resolved with topical Aloe vera eye drop treatment. Methods A 64-year-old Hispanic woman with a lesion typical for OSSN in her left eye was followed up with multiple clinical examinations and ocular surface photographs to document changes over time with A. vera-based topical treatment. Results The patient refused biopsy of her lesion and traditional treatments and, instead, initiated using A. vera eye drops 3 times daily. At follow-up visits, the lesion was noted to regress until it finally resolved 3 months after commencing treatment. No additional topical medications were used, and she has remained tumor free for 6 years. Conclusions Ongoing research is warranted because A. vera may represent a new therapeutic class of medications for OSSN treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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