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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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The effect of COVID-19 imposed lockdown on Italian children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2022 Background: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic, inflammatory-allergic disease of the cornea and conjunctiva. Environmental factors, such as light exposure, have been supposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of ocular inflammation and in ...
Artesani Maria Cristina, MD +7 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2013 Purpose: To find out safety and effectiveness of supratarsal injection of Triamcinolone in cobble stone papilla e in VernalKeratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Design: Prospective, uncontrolled trial. Period: June 2009 to January 2010. Setting: Department ofOphthalmology KMU Institute Of Medical Sciences Hospital KDA Kohat. Material and Methods: One hundred and
LAL MUHAMMAD KHATTAK +4 more
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Van Tıp Dergisi, 2019 INTRODUCTION: We aimed to to evaluate the demographics and clinical features of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis who have presented to our hospital which serves the hottest and the driest climate region in our country and also the severity of ...
Seyfettin Erdem
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Japanese Guideline for Allergic Conjunctival Diseases
Allergology International, 2011 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 (Second ...
Etsuko Takamura +13 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.
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Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases 2017
Allergology International, 2017 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 (Second ...
Etsuko Takamura +13 more
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Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Purpose: To study the response of 0.1 ml autologous serum supratarsal injection in patients of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in their long term followup. Materials and Methods: This prospective, nonrandomized study was carried out in 50 patients of either ...
Ritu Agarwal, Jai Shree Murli Manoher
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A Case of Shield Ulcer Due to Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2021 Corneal shield ulcer is an uncommon but serious complication of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) that can threaten visual acuity. We present a 12-year-old case with a corneal shield ulcer on the superior part of the cornea in the right eye.
Dilek Özkaya +2 more
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