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Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, 2023
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic, bilateral corneal and conjunctival problem which typically presents in young individuals. VKC is characterized by itching, photophobia, white mucous discharge, lacrimation, foreign body sensation, and pain ...
Bruschi G, Ghiglioni DG, Cozzi L, Osnaghi S, Viola F, Marchisio P.   +5 more
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]

Eye, 2004
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is an allergic eye disease that especially affects young boys. The most common symptoms are itching, photophobia, burning, and tearing. The most common signs are giant papillae, superficial keratitis, and conjunctival hyperaemia.
Stefano Bonini
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018
Hampton Addis, Bennie H Jeng Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic allergic conjunctivitis that is most often seen in ...
Addis H, Jeng BH
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Direct fluorescent antibody assay and polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]

Clinics, 2011
OBJECTIVES: To identify Chlamydia trachomatis via polymerase chain reaction and a direct fluorescent antibodyassay in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis while comparing the efficacies of both tests for detectingChlamydia trachomatis in these ...
Maria Cristina Nishiwaki-Dantas, Mariza Toledo de Abreu, Cynthia Mendonça de Melo, Ivana Lopes Romero, Rubens Belfort Matos Neto, Paulo Elias Correa Dantas   +5 more
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A Case of Refractory Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Showing Improvement after the Administration of Upadacitinib for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis [PDF]

Diagnostics
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a persistent allergic ocular disease predominantly mediated by the T-helper 2 lymphocyte-associated immune response. The standard therapeutic approaches for vernal keratoconjunctivitis include topical corticosteroids and ...
Yoshihito Mima, Eri Tsutsumi, Tsutomu Ohtsuka, Ippei Ebato, Yukihiro Nakata, Taro Kubota, Yuta Norimatsu   +6 more
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis and eosinophilic esophagitis: A rare combination? [PDF]

World Allergy Organization Journal
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a bilateral ocular inflammatory disease with a conjunctival and corneal involvement and typical onset during childhood. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic disease characterized by eosinophilic inflammation of
Maria Cristina Artesani, MD, Sara Urbani, MD, Carla Riccardi, MD, Mariacristina Esposito, MD, Paola De Angelis, MD, Francesca Rea, MD, Renato Tambucci, MD, Monica Malamisura, MD, Luca Buzzonetti, MD, Alessandro Giovanni Fiocchi, MD   +9 more
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Management of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]

Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2013
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a relatively rare, chronic form of ocular allergy that can potentially cause severe visual complications. Affecting mainly children and young adults, it is an IgE- and T cell-mediated disease, leading to a chronic inflammation in which eosinophil, lymphocyte and structural cell activation are involved.
Andrea Leonardi
exaly   +4 more sources

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Community Eye Health Journal, 2005
Why is allergic eye disease a problem for eye workers?Why is allergic eye disease, and vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in particular, a problem for eye workers and patients in hot climates?
Bernadetha Shilio, Anthony Hall
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Classification of Subtypes of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis by Cluster Analysis Based on Clinical Features [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2023
Hideaki Fujita, Tomohiro Ueno, Shuji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Harada, Tomoko Tsukahara-Kawamura, Hiroaki Ozaki, Eiichi Uchio Department of Ophthalmology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, JapanCorrespondence: Eiichi Uchio, Department of ...
Fujita H, Ueno T, Suzuki S, Harada K, Tsukahara-Kawamura T, Ozaki H, Uchio E   +6 more
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An update in vernal keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Murugesan Vanathi
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