Purpose: To describe a case of chronic ocular surface disease associated with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) in which the addition of nightly topical ophthalmic preservative free vitamin A ointment to the daily use of a customized ocular surface prosthetic device (PROSE) appears to mitigate disease progression.
Observations: A 51-year-old female with SJS secondary to lamotrigine use presented for follow up evaluation. Ocular history was significant for acute SJS twenty-four years prior with chronic ocular surface sequelae predominantly affecting the left eye. The condition had been stabilized without progression by utilizing long term PROSE daytime wear along with nightly application of topical ophthalmic vitamin A ointment. The patient reported non-compliance with vitamin A ointment use for the prior three months. The ocular surface examination of the left eye was notable for significantly progressed inferior keratinization and neovascularization which had been unchanged over the course of the three prior annual exams. After restarting nightly topical ophthalmic vitamin A ointment and continuing regular PROSE use, there was no further ocular surface disease progression in the ensuing 4 years of follow up.
Conclusion And Importance: The use of nightly topical ophthalmic vitamin A ointment may be a viable adjuvant therapy alongside daily PROSE use for progressive chronic SJS ocular surface disease.
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