Pemphigoid as a cause of marked impairment of visual acuity

Among 11 patients aged 9-79 years with diagnosed pemphigoid 5 were men and 6 women. Three persons exhibited only some conjunctival irritation and conjunctival adhesions, the remaining 8--besides some shallowness of the fornices--showed also corneal changes. Six patients showed signs of the dry-eye syndrome and 3--symptoms of secondary glaucoma. General treatment (Avlosulfon, encorton) was applied in 8 patients.