Nallely R Morales-Mancillas, Fabiola Velazquez-Valenzuela, Shigeru Kinoshita, Tomo Suzuki, Annegret H Dahlmann-Noor, John K G Dart, Melanie Hingorani, Asim Ali, Simon Fung, Yonca A Akova, Serge Doan, Noopur Gupta, Kristin M Hammersmith, Donald T H Tan, J Homar Paez-Garza, Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia
IMPORTANCE: Pediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (PBKC) is a chronic, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular surface disease. Due to the lack of unified terminology and diagnostic criteria, nonspecific symptoms and signs, and the challenge of differentiation from similar ocular surface disorders, PBKC may be frequently unrecognized or diagnosed late. OBJECTIVE: To establish a consensus on the nomenclature, definition, and diagnostic criteria of PBKC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This quality improvement study used expert panel and agreement applying the non-RAND modified Delphi method and open discussions to identify unified nomenclature, definition, and definitive diagnostic criteria for PBKC...
January 1, 2024: JAMA Ophthalmology