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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [3]
Overview
Conjunctivitis may be classified based on the duration of symptoms into hyperacute, acute or chronic.[1][2]
Additionally, conjunctivitis can be further classified according to the causality of the inflammation.Invalid parameter in <ref> tag[3][4][5]
Classification
Base on duration of symptoms, conjunctivitis may be classified into:[1][2]
According to the etiology, Conjunctivitis may be classified into:Invalid parameter in <ref> tag[3][4][5]
- Infective Conjunctivitis
- Neonatal Conjunctivitis[6]
- Allergic Conjunctivitis[7] [8]
- Allergic conjunctivitis may be classified into several subtypes base on pathophysiology and severity of symptoms including: Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, Perennial allergic conjunctivitis, Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, Atopic keratoconjunctivitis, and Giant papillary conjunctivitis
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Irritative Conjunctivitis[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Eye Institute (2015). [1] Access on June 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blochmichel E, Helleboid L, Corvec MP (1993). "Chronic allergic conjunctivitis". Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 1 (1–2): 9–12. doi:10.3109/09273949309086529. PMID 22827184.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Menon BB, Zhou X, Spurr-Michaud S, Rajaiya J, Chodosh J, Gipson IK (2016). "Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis-Causing Adenoviruses Induce MUC16 Ectodomain Release To Infect Ocular Surface Epithelial Cells". mSphere. 1 (1). doi:10.1128/mSphere.00112-15. PMC 4863608. PMID 27303700.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alfonso SA, Fawley JD, Alexa Lu X (2015). "Conjunctivitis". Prim Care. 42 (3): 325–45. doi:10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.001. PMID 26319341.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leonardi A, Castegnaro A, Valerio AL, Lazzarini D (2015). "Epidemiology of allergic conjunctivitis: clinical appearance and treatment patterns in a population-based study". Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 15 (5): 482–8. doi:10.1097/ACI.0000000000000204. PMID 26258920.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Li Z, Chen W, Zhang Y, Jhanji V, Fan Z, Mu G (2015). "Topical Fluorometholone Versus Diclofenac Sodium in Cases With Perennial Allergic Conjunctivitis". Eye Contact Lens. 41 (5): 310–3. doi:10.1097/ICL.0000000000000127. PMID 26322818.
- ↑ Bischoff G (2014). "[Giant papillary conjunctivitis]". Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 231 (5): 518–21. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1368334. PMID 24799171.