Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid

defining characteristics

Severe ocular disease, symblepharon (fibrous bands where eyelid fuses to conjunctiva)

disease development

Severe inflammation of the eye causes thick & fibrous scarring that fuses with the eye conjunctiva as symblepharon

potential causes

epidemiology

risk factors

labimaging

conventional treatment

complications

Possible blindness as skin covers cornea if no aggressive treatment

prevention

protocols