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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Epidemiological and clinical features of allergic conjunctivitis in a reference center [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: To evaluate demographic and clinical features of patients with allergic conjunctivitis in a reference center. METHODS: Prospective study using sings and symptoms graduated by standardized charts for clinical diagnosis.
Belfort, Rubens Junior +3 more
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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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Impression cytology in vernal conjunctivitis [PDF]
, 2004 PURPOSE: To study conjunctival surface changes caused by chronic inflammation in vernal keratoconjunctivitis using impression cytology. METHODS: Samples of conjunctival epithelium were collected from 30 patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis and 30 ...
Barros, Jeison de Nadai +3 more
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Translation, adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Quality of Life in Children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis questionnaire. [PDF]
Arq Bras OftalmolPurpose The prevalence of ocular allergy varies according to the population and location of the study. Severe forms of ocular allergy are associated with compromised quality of life.
Ferreira ACZ +6 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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Clinical Outcomes of Topical 0.1% Ciclosporin Cationic Emulsion Used on Label in Children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. [PDF]
Ophthalmol Ther, 2023 Introduction The purpose of this short article is to report the clinical outcomes of topical 0.1% ciclosporin cationic emulsion (CsA-CE) used on label in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).
Giannaccare G +8 more
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Effects of Mitomycin C in Early Conjunctival Inflammation after Pterygium Surgery [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare inflammatory events and graft characteristics 1 month and 6 months after conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAU) with and without intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC).
Asaad Ammaar, Mouafk +4 more
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: an update [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a bilateral, usually seasonally recurrent, allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva, characterised by limbal gelatinous hypertrophy and/or upper tarsal giant conjunctival papillae. Although rare in temperate regions, it represents an important cause of hospital referral in many parts of Africa and Asia. Clinical and
De Smedt, Stefan +2 more
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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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