The Morphology of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis Lesions
Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis affects cells that lie within the intraepithelial region of the cornea. At an individual level, each entity is small, round, light reflecting cells around 10-15 μm in diameter). The disease can present itself as a single cell entity or cells clustered in small groups or they can aggregate into lesions that […]
Corticosteroids and Cyclosporine Treatments for Thygeson’s SPK
Studying the opacities or lesions created by Thygeson’s SPK, also known as Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratopathy, Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis and TSPK, shows a crystalline appearance on the corneal surface that resemble snowflakes. They vary in location and fluctuate in numbers even on a weekly basis during a flare up of the condition affecting the […]
Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK) Disease Medical Care
Medical care for people diagnosed with Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK) varies depending on the severity of the condition in each individual. There are varieties of treatments that have been tried and many experimental therapies are being tested at different locations around the world. The fact is that many approaches have been taken to treat […]
Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratopathy (TSPK) Disease Staging
While no one in the worldwide medical community has proven what causes TSPK, they have been able to agree what consists of the major characteristics and when the disease is active or inactive in people. There have been vast amounts of testing, experiments, and collaborations between doctors from different fields of expertise to try to […]
Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis Imaging Studies
Phillips Thygeson is who Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK) is named after when he identified and first published details in the American Medical Journal over 60 years ago in a 1950 issue. Treating the symptoms of TSPK is carried out in many ways and the methods chosen may depend on the attending physician and the […]
Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis Laboratory Studies
The truth is that Laboratory Studies regarding the cause of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK) have failed to determine the cause or causes of this disease. It is reported that medical personnel can try culturing the flora when there is active inflammation of the cornea, but it will not affect the management, diagnosis, or treatment […]
The Causes of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis Remain Unclear
Researchers have never determined the exact cause of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK). This is a condition or disease with a cause that has remained a mystery since Phillips Thygeson first published an article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association over 60 years ago. There have been so many cases and opportunities […]
History of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK)
The history of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratopathy (also Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis and TSPK) has compiled over 60 years of information, which began with Dr Phillips Thygeson’s discovery of the disease. All the that is know about this disease has not lead to a factual known reason for it being present in people ranging in […]