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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Allergic]] [[conjunctivitis]] is frequently characterized by a personal history of [[allergies]] and/or [[atopy]] and occurrence of similar episodes in the past. [[Itchiness]] and diffuse [[bulbar]] and [[tarsal]] [[conjunctival]] [[injection]] are the most commonly reported [[symptoms]] and almost univerally present in all the subtypes. Other [[clinical]] [[features]] include [[eye]] [[pain]], [[eye]] [[discharge]], [[photophobia]] and abnormal [[vision]]. | |||
==History and Symptoms== | |||
===[[ | ==History and Symptoms<ref name="pmid30225226">{{cite journal| author=Doğan Ü, Ağca S| title=Investigation of possible risk factors in the development of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. | journal=Int J Ophthalmol | year= 2018 | volume= 11 | issue= 9 | pages= 1508-1513 | pmid=30225226 | doi=10.18240/ijo.2018.09.13 | pmc=6133885 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30225226 }} </ref>== | ||
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===SAC and PAC=== | |||
* Bilateral, clean, watery [[discharge]] with minimal [[crusting]] | |||
===VAC=== | |||
* Most severe in spring | |||
* Thick [[mucus]] [[discharge]] | |||
* [[Pain]] | |||
* [[Photophobia]] | |||
* Blurred [[vision]] | |||
* Foreign body sensation | |||
===AKC=== | |||
* [[Pain]] | |||
* Blurry [[vision]] | |||
* [[Photophobia]] | |||
* Foreign body sensation | |||
===GPC=== | |||
*Worsening [[itch]] and | |||
*Thick, [[mucus]] [[discharge]] | |||
*[[Pain]] and blurry [[vision]] aggravated with contact lenses, sutures | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Allergic conjunctivitis is frequently characterized by a personal history of allergies and/or atopy and occurrence of similar episodes in the past. Itchiness and diffuse bulbar and tarsal conjunctival injection are the most commonly reported symptoms and almost univerally present in all the subtypes. Other clinical features include eye pain, eye discharge, photophobia and abnormal vision.
History and Symptoms[1]
SAC and PAC
VAC
- Most severe in spring
- Thick mucus discharge
- Pain
- Photophobia
- Blurred vision
- Foreign body sensation
AKC
- Pain
- Blurry vision
- Photophobia
- Foreign body sensation
GPC
- Worsening itch and
- Thick, mucus discharge
- Pain and blurry vision aggravated with contact lenses, sutures
References
- ↑ Doğan Ü, Ağca S (2018). "Investigation of possible risk factors in the development of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis". Int J Ophthalmol. 11 (9): 1508–1513. doi:10.18240/ijo.2018.09.13. PMC 6133885. PMID 30225226.