The importance of tacrolimus in the treatment of allergic keratoconjunctivitis

Methods A longitudinal study of series of cases conducted between September/2013 and June/2014, with 24 patients followed in Ocular Allergy ambulatory, Hospital das Clinicas of the Federal University of Pernambuco. The patients included in the study had symptoms such as: itching, burning, redness and/or edema uncontrolled medical monitoring initial and were then taken to the ophthalmologist for defining more specific treatment.