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Ocular complications of atopic dermatitis (AD) include herpes simplex, conjunctivitis, keratoconus, retinal detachment, and subcapsular cataracts (SCs). Both posterior and anterior SCs have been described in AD patients, but the related risk factors and pathogenesis of their formation are largely unknown.
Authors of this case report and review of the literature describe a 6-year-old girl with asthma and allergic rhinitis who presented with severe chronic AD. She had had multiple hospitalizations and missed school days due to AD despite multiple courses of topical and systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics, and emollients. Her AD improved with UVB and UVA phototherapy administered with appropriate eye protection. At age 7, she awoke with sudde…