Dermatological ointment effective for refractive allergic eye disease

LONDON — Off-label use of skin ointment containing tacrolimus has achieved some success in alleviating signs and symptoms in patients with refractory allergic eye disease, according to a speaker at EuCornea.“We were able to achieve remission in 30 patients,” Muhammad A. Ahad, MBBS, FRCS, PhD, said of 33 patients with either atopic or vernal keratoconjunctivitis who were on systemic immunosuppression therapy at Bristol Eye Hospital, U.K.