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*In 1883, Koch discovered the [[bacilli]] of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis, or [[Egyptian ophthalmia]]. | *In 1883, Koch discovered the [[bacilli]] of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis, or [[Egyptian ophthalmia]]. | ||
*In 1886, Weeks discovered the same [[organism]] to be the cause of [[pink-eye]].<ref name="pmid8953986">{{cite journal| author=Weeks JE| title=The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886. | journal=Arch Ophthalmol | year= 1996 | volume= 114 | issue= 12 | pages= 1510-1 | pmid=8953986 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8953986 }} </ref> | *In 1886, Weeks discovered the same [[organism]] to be the cause of [[pink-eye]].<ref name="pmid8953986">{{cite journal| author=Weeks JE| title=The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886. | journal=Arch Ophthalmol | year= 1996 | volume= 114 | issue= 12 | pages= 1510-1 | pmid=8953986 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8953986 }} </ref> | ||
In 1963, Thygeson and Kimura first described superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis as a chronic, localized, filamentary conjunctivitis. Contemporaneously, this condition was given its name, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, by Theodore. | |||
In 1968, Tenzel and Corwin were the first to discover the association between thyroid abnormalities and development of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.<ref name="pmid2695351">{{cite journal| author=Nelson JD| title=Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK). | journal=Eye (Lond) | year= 1989 | volume= 3 ( Pt 2) | issue= | pages= 180-9 | pmid=2695351 | doi=10.1038/eye.1989.26 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2695351 }} </ref> | |||
*Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis had occurred in the Western Hemisphere.<ref name=conjunctivitis> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016</ref> | *Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis had occurred in the Western Hemisphere.<ref name=conjunctivitis> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
Conjunctivitis is an ancient disease, and was first described by S.T. Quellmaz.[1]
Historical Perspective
- In 1750, neonatal conjunctivitis was first described by S.T. Quellmaz.[1]
- In 1883, Koch discovered the bacilli of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis, or Egyptian ophthalmia.
- In 1886, Weeks discovered the same organism to be the cause of pink-eye.[2]
In 1963, Thygeson and Kimura first described superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis as a chronic, localized, filamentary conjunctivitis. Contemporaneously, this condition was given its name, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, by Theodore. In 1968, Tenzel and Corwin were the first to discover the association between thyroid abnormalities and development of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.[3]
- Between 1981-2003, four major epidemics of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis had occurred in the Western Hemisphere.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G (2008). "Neonatal conjunctivitis - a review". Malays Fam Physician. 3 (2): 77–81. PMC 4170304. PMID 25606121.
- ↑ Weeks JE (1996). "The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886". Arch Ophthalmol. 114 (12): 1510–1. PMID 8953986.
- ↑ Nelson JD (1989). "Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK)". Eye (Lond). 3 ( Pt 2): 180–9. doi:10.1038/eye.1989.26. PMID 2695351.
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5328a2.htm Accessed on June 24, 2016