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 […]
Histology of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis
Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis, TSPK, or Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratopathy has an unknown cause and this mystery has baffled the global medical community for over 60 years. The histology of TSPK has shown that intracellular and intercellular edema at the epithelial level are commonly found in TSPK patients. Sixteen TSPK patients were inspected with a […]
Background to Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratopathy (TSPK)
The Journal of the American Medical Association (AMA) published an article about Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratopathy (TSPK) in 1950. The disease is named after the author of that article, Phillips Thygeson. TPSK is an eye ailment that may affect one or both eyes in an individual. Sufferers of TSPK, also known as Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate […]