Conjunctiva
Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Also known as: OMMP, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, OCP, cicatrising conjunctivitis, symblepharon, mucous membrane pemphigoid eye, conjunctival scarring, fornix shortening
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Overview
A chronic autoimmune cicatrising conjunctivitis that can progressively scar the ocular surface. Look for symblepharon, fornix shortening, conjunctival shrinkage, entropion, trichiasis, keratinisation, severe dry eye, recurrent epithelial breakdown, and corneal vascularisation or opacification. The safety task is to avoid treating progressive scarring as simple dry eye, allergy, or blepharitis alone. Suspected ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid needs ophthalmology / ocular surface specialist referral and systemic disease consideration.
What OptoGuide™ covers for ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid
- Recognition patterns — symptoms, signs, and differentiators
- Don't-miss risks and escalation triggers
- Management tiers with linked Australian therapeutics
- Referral urgency, specialty, and letter drafting
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