Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy (TSPK) is a disease of the eyes. The causes of TSPK are not currently known, but details of the disease were first published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1950 by American ophthalmologist Phillips Thygeson (1903–2002), after whom it is named.[2]
A patient with TSPK may complain of blurred vision, dry eyes, a sensation of having a foreign body stuck in the eye, photophobia (sensitivity to bright light), burning sensations and watery eyes. On inspection with a slit lamp, tiny lumps can be found on the cornea of the eye. These lumps can be more easily seen after applying fluorescein or rose Bengal dye eye-drops. The lumps appear to be randomly positioned on the cornea and they may appear and disappear over a period of time (with or without treatment).
TSPK may affect one or both eyes. When both eyes are affected, the tiny lumps found on the cornea may differ in number between eyes. The severity of the symptoms often vary during the course of the disease. The disease may appear to go into remission, only to later reappear after months or years.
The causes of TSPK are not yet well known.[3]
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11 april 2025 eyes been good since christmas now.
Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis is caused by coming into contact with rabbits that have Myxomatosis. Its transferable to humans. I cuddled a blind rabbit when I was 6-7yo then of to the eye specialist few years ago I remembered this. Now Treatment. DOXYCYCLINE 7 PACK TABLETS 100MG TAKEN TWICE A DAY will clear up thygeson's basically over night but be aware the use of dyes etc in your eyes will cause it to flare up again and more Doxycycline will bring it under control again just like you don't have the disease. I simply asked a vet what they treated the rabbits with and Doxycycline was their answer so I asked an understanding doctor for a script and now I am indebted to him.
Note clean salt water is good for eye maintenance and also bathing is a saline solution of one teaspoon of salt into one mug of warm water or cold is great as well if you can't swim often or the local council - waterboard is dumping shit in the waterways you swim in.
Thank you for reading this Bill Shannon had thygeson's for 53 years.
Note Myxomatosis was around before Dr Thygeson discovered this disease. (have a medical book from 1950's that mentions the date thygesons was discovered some time before the book was written) I'm a carpenter sawdust and hair getting in the eyes is an irritation of many other things.
Note again using steroids will cause cataracts and possibly Glaucoma in the long term.
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There are no proposed diagnostic criteria for TSPK, but its diagnostic features are "(1) the presence of bilateral punctate epithelial keratitis; (2) a chronic course with exacerbations and remissions; (3) healing without scar formation; (4) no response to antibiotics; and (5) a striking symptomatic response to topical corticosteroids."[4]
There are a number of different treatments to deal with TSPK. Symptoms may disappear if untreated, but treatment may decrease both the healing time and the chances of remission.[citation needed]
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