Recent trends of ocular complications in patients with atopic dermatitis

Purpose To elucidate the recent trends in prevalence and characteristics of ocular complications of atopic dermatitis (AD). Study Design Cross-sectional observational study. Methods Among AD patients who visited our department between 2012 and 2015, 70 patients (140 eyes; recent AD group) who gave informed consent to participate in the study were analyzed. Following a medical interview, ophthalmological examinations were conducted for ocular complications related to AD. The data were compared to those of 280 AD patients (560 eyes) analyzed in a similar study conducted at our department in 1991–1993 (previous AD group). Results Blepharitis was found in 58 eyes (41%) in the recent AD group, and the frequency was significantly lower compared to the previous AD group (294 eyes, 53%) (p