Photodamage of the conjunctiva in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda

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Ninety two patients with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) were examined ophthalmicaily in a paired case control study. The incidence of pinguecula and of pterygium was 8 and 2 times higher respectively, in PCT patients than in the control group. The photodamage to the conjunctiva is considered to be a result of the photoactivity of uroporphyrin in the tissues.

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Hammer, H., & Korom, I. (1992). Photodamage of the conjunctiva in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 75(10), 592–593. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.76.10.592

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