Raul E Ruiz-Lozano Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Cornea, Visual Sciences
Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Cornea and External Disease Service, Technologic de Monterrey, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Mexico
Raul Eduardo Ruiz-Lozano currently works at theInstitute of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Cornea and External Disease Service, Technologic de Monterrey, School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Mexico. Raul Eduardo Ruiz-Lozano does research in Clinical Ophthalmology. His most recent publication is "Acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient admitted at the intensive care unit for the management of COVID-19".
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Maximiliano Barrera-Sanchez, Julio C. Hernandez-Camarena, Raul E Ruiz-Lozano, Jose E Perez-Saucedo, Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia*
Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (OMMP), a subset of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP) is an autoimmunemediated progressive cicatrizing conjunctivitis with the potential for corneal blindness. Direct Immunofluorescence (DIF) is considered the gold standard for the diagnostic confirmation of this condition; nevertheless, in many cases, this immunopathological technique is inconclusive. A 54 years old female presented to our service complaining of progressive diminished visual acuity, foreign body sensation, and photophobia in both eyes. The slit-lamp examination showed bulbar and palpebral conjunctival hyperaemia, as well as bilateral corneal scarring. During clinical follow-up, progressive conjunctival scarring with inferior fornix foreshortening, symblepharon formation, and significant... view moreĀ»