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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 +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 IntroductionVernal keratoconjunctivitis is a chronic bilateral severe form of allergic conjunctivitis which affects normal activities in school/work. It is a severe form of allergies in warm and dry tropical and sub-tropical countries.
Abiy Maru Alemayehu +2 more
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Limbal Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Mimicking Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Palpebral Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2013 Purpose. Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia at the limbus can mimic an ocular surface squamous neoplasia. It is an uncommon manifestation of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and has been reported previously in limbal VKC.
Chintan Malhotra +2 more
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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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On the prevalence of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and current possibilities of treatment
Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2018 The importance of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vernal conjunctivitis, or vernal catarrh) is not so much due to its level of prevalence (today its occurrence amounts to 1.25-11.29 per 10 000 population of European countries), but rather to the severity of
V. V. Brzheskiy
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Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol, 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 +5 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To evaluate whether steroids or immunomodulator is a better mode of treatment in long term management of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Study Design: A quasi experimental study.
Zahra Arsalan +3 more
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis and life beyond the symptoms: a clinical and quality of life evaluation at a tertiary eye care hospital [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaObjective: To determine the clinical profile of pediatric patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis and its impact on their health-related quality of life.
Laiba Munir +4 more
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Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases 2020
Allergology International, 2020 The definition, classification, pathogenesis, test methods, clinical findings, criteria for diagnosis, and therapies of allergic conjunctival disease are summarized based on the Guidelines for Clinical Management of Allergic Conjunctival Disease 2019 ...
Dai Miyazaki +12 more
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Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Secondary bacterial keratitis may rarely be associated with a shield ulcer in a case of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. A perforated ulcer in such a case should be promptly investigated and surgically treated immediately to prevent permanent vision loss and
Shashidhar Banigallapati +3 more
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