Trantas dot

Tran·tas dot

(trăn′təs, trän′täs)
n.
Any of the pale, grayish-red gelatinous nodules occurring on the edge of the conjunctiva in vernal conjunctivitis.
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1% Steroids triamcinolone Cyclosporine (Difluprednate) / Tacrolimus Group I Group II Group III Severe itching 26 (100%) 26 (100%) 15 (57%) Ropy Discharge 26 (100%) 26 (100%) 13 (50%) Photophobia 26 (100%) 26 (100%) 20 (77%) Large papillae 20 (77%) 25 (97%) 1 (3%) Horner Trantas dots 26 (100%) 26 (100%) 8 (30%) Active shield ulcer 18 (69%) 25 (96%) 0 (3%) Limbal Pannus 26 (100%) 26 (100%) 10 (30%) Table II.
A comparative study on uses of supratarsal triamcinolone injection, topical steroids and cyclosporine in cases of refractory vernal keratoconjunctivitis
5) Trantas dots tend to appear when VKC is active, and disappear when symptoms abate.
Vernal keratoconjuctivitis: a review

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