Journal of Allergy and Immunology
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Ocular allergy encompasses an inflammatory reaction of the surface of the eye that is caused by inappropriate response of the ocular surface to various environmental allergens. Since the majority of this inflammation involves the conjunctiva, the term “allergic conjunctivitis” is often used interchangeably with ocular allergies. Ocular allergy is a common problem that affects people of all ages in which the presentation may vary from being asymptomatic in mild cases to serious and vision threatening inflammation in severe cases. Subsets of ocular allergy include the predominantly ocular itch-inducing seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC), and perennial allergic conjunctivitis (PAC) to more severe sight-threatening vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC), and atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC). The management of allergic conjunctivitis ranges from simple life style modifications and the regular use of pharmacologic therapy both topical and systemic, to more advanced therapy including allergen specific immunotherapy and a newly introduced anti-IgE antibody novel therapy.
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