4.1 Therapeutic Indications Supportive therapy for atrophic changes of the cornea and conjunctiva caused by vitamin A deficiency (e.g Keratomalacia, Xerophthalmia) and for trophic disturbances of cornea and conjunctiva caused by mucin deficiency by a well preserved protecting serous film. 4.2 Posology and Method of Administration Instil one strip of eye ointment 3 times daily (especially at nig...

This chapter will describe various treatment options for infective conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis in immunological disorders and other varieties of conjunctivitis that can be effectively managed in general practice whilst also highlighting various RCTs and systematic reviews on treatment of conjunctivitis. The conjunctiva is a vascularised mucus membrane that covers som...

BACKGROUND Postoperative endophthalmitis is one the most serious complications of cataract surgery. The majority of causative organisms in this destructive infection come from the patient's own periocular flora. Efforts have been made to reduce the virulence of organisms in the eyelid and conjunctiva with perioperative topical antibiotics, preparation of surgical field, covering eyelids and con...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of desiccating ocular surface stress on the expression of chemokines and their receptors by the corneal epithelium and conjunctiva of C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. METHODS Experimental dry eye was created in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. The concentrations of macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha (MIP-1alpha), MIP-1beta, monokine induced by interferon (MIG)-gamma, and i...

Examination.-The patient appeared to be in good general health. X-ray of the chest was normal. There was a discharge from the right ear due to a chronic otitis media. Culture of material from the ear showed Staphylococcus pyogenes (coagulase positive). Projecting from behind the middle of the margin of the left lower eyelid was a small, irregular, reddish tumour about the size of a pea (Fig. 1)...

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PURPOSE To evaluate the histopathologic changes in the conjunctiva of patients with conjunctivochalasis (CCh) compared to age-matched controls. METHODS This cross-sectional, controlled study included 27 eyes of 27 patients with CCh and 16 eyes of 16 age-matched controls. A biopsy of the bulbar conjunctiva was performed along the temporal lower lid margin before cataract surgery in both groups...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of pallor of conjunctiva, nailbed, and palm in detecting mild and severe anaemia. METHODS Three hundred and five consecutive patients admitted in the medical and surgical wards of Mayo Hospital, Lahore were enrolled in the study. Conjunctiva, nailbed, and palm of patients were assessed. Mild anaemia was defined as Hb < 11.5 g/dl for females and Hb <13 g/dl ...