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. 2021 Jan 28;35(12):3277–3284. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01379-9

Table 2.

Data on patients with dupilumab-associated ocular surface disease.

Age, gender Past ocular history Skin response Symptoms Signs on presentation Onset of symptoms (weeks) Treatment Follow-up (months) Response to drops
1. 24, F None EASI 75 Bilateral painful eyes Bilateral follicular conjunctivitis 16 FML and lubricants 20 FML OD
2 57, F HSV keratitis EASI 75 Bilateral itchy, red, watery eyes MGD, papilla, conjunctival scarring left lower fornix 1 Prednisolone 0.5% 24 Developed leukoplakic lesion in lower fornix, steroid drops stopped after 12 months
3. 28, M AKC Improvement Bilateral red, sore watery eyes Bilateral limbal nodules, papillary conjunctivitis and lid erythema 4 Prednisolone 0.5%, Ikervis, Opatanol and lubricants 26 Prednisolone 0.5% OD
4. 43, F AKC EASI 75 Episodes of redness Redness, chemosis, papillary changes 4 Prednisolone 0.5%, lubricants 16 Prednisolone 0.5% OD
5. 54, F None EASI 75 Bilateral sore, red, watery eyes Bilateral follicular conjunctivitis, MGD, cicatricial changes in upper and lower fornix, cicatricial ectropion 12 Prednisolone 0.5%, Ikervis, Betnesol and Tacrolimus ointments to eye lids 16 Prednisolone 0.5% OD, Ikervis OD
6. 34, M AKC EASI 75 Bilateral sore, red, watery eyes Bilateral limbal nodules, severe papillary conjunctivitis 8 Betnesol ointment 14 Resolution, 8 months use of steroids
7. 26, F None EASI 50 prior to stopping Bilateral red eyes, loss of lashes Bilateral follicular conjunctivitis, loss of lashes, periorbital dermatitis 2 Dexamethasone preservative free, lubricants Lost to follow-up Lost to follow-up
8. 43, M None EASI 50 Bilateral red sore eyes Papillary changes, periocular redness, punctual stenosis 1 Prednisolone 0.5% and lubricants 6 Prednisolone 0.5% OD
9. 51, M KC, AKC EASI 50 Bilateral redness MGD, mild redness and papillary reaction Unspecified Dexamethasone preservative free, lubricants 6 Resolution after 3 months

F female, M male, AKC atopic keratoconjunctivitis, HSV herpes simples virus, KC keratoconus, FML fluorometholone 0.1% drops, Ikervis ciclosporin 0.1% drops, EASI 50 50% improvement in Eczema Area and Severity Index score at 16 weeks, EASI 75 75% improvement in Eczema Area and Severity Index score at 16 weeks, OD once a day for drop frequency.