Thygesons (TSPK) treatment - contacts and lasik help

[KJbgsu]

I am on my 3rd dr and just got diagnosed with Thygesons.. I am on my 3rd flare up and basically was told I cannot wear contacts. I have glasses, but I've been wearing them for 6 months every single day and I would like to resume my normal life without them. It does not seem I will ever be able to wear them because after I treat my eye issue with steroids, it gets better after weeks and weeks, but then comes back once I resume contacts. Both the Drs did not recommend lasik but I want to be able to see without wearing glasses my whole life. Please help

[JohnHaganMD]

This is an excellent review of Thygeson's diseashttp://eyewiki.aao.org/Thygeson%C2%B4s_superficial_punctate_keratitise

You will note both the cause and the treatment remain uncertain. Steroids are the mainstay. I would suggest a trial of cyclosporin (Restasis) as it is much safer long term because of the steroid side effects of cataracts, glaucoma and cornea infection.  Not in some cases it has lasted 30-40 years and is more commin in females.

So you are probably asking for trouble continuing to wear contacts. You should place yourself under the care of an ophthalmologist Eye MD that specializes in cornea and external disease.