Conjunctivitis is the commonest eye disease in Egypt, where it presents a major problem of public health. The chief menace of acute infective conjunctivitis lies in the corneal complications which may cause blindness. Since the late 1930s, the gonococcus and KochWeeks bacillus have been regarded as the most common causes of this condition in Egypt (Wilson, I935; Lyons and Amies, I949), but othe...

Background: Lymphangiomas are relatively rare, benign, congenital malformations, which may affect the conjunctiva, lids and orbit of the eyes. Lymphangiomas are commonly located behind the orbital septum and usually manifest with proptosis, as well as the pain caused by spontaneous intralesional hemorrhage or upper respiratory infection. Previous studies have proposed the major causes of neonat...

In a remote area of Rhodesia, 4051 rural Africans were examined. Emphasis was placed on examination of the eye although attention was also devoted to any other complaints. The main finding was of a follicular conjunctivitis, two-thirds of these cases being judged to be due to trachoma. Pathology was found more frequently in the younger patients, in whom there was a high incidence of acute purul...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, late December and became a pandemic health problem worldwide. In this review, the current evidence related to ocular transmission of SARS-CoV-2 its common manifestations studied. According 7% 69.4% patients had at least an symptom following COVID-19. Ocular are bilateral or unilateral conjunctivitis, increased secretion, eye itching for...

Background: Vitiligo is an acquired idiopathic disease that appears as skin depigmented patches due to a loss of melanocytes are responsible for producing melanin pigment in the skin, hair, mucous membranes and retina. Objective: To evaluate efficacy topical piperine oil combined with excimer light phototherapy treatment non-segmental vitiligo: comparative intra individual study. Patients metho...

A double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of lodoxamide tromethamine 0.1% eyedrops in preventing inflammatory cell accumulation in the tear fluid of patients with vernal conjunctivitis. A 1-week baseline period was followed by 4 weeks of treatment with either lodoxamide tromethamine 0.1% ophthalmic solution or placebo in 30 symptomatic sub...

The world is having COVID 19 pandemic currently. Early diagnosis a challenge as the illness has variety of presentations. In this regard knowledge about spectrum clinical presentation may be very helpful. This case report was isolated left eye conjunctivitis in 58 years old male patient. By early and appropriate treatment, patient recovered completely well his positive contacts were also immedi...

Dear Editor, Contrary to the majority of acute conjunctivitis cases, chronic conjunctivitis can be caused by infection or inf lammation of the lacrimal duct system, conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasm, floppy eyelid syndrome, and immunologic reaction [1,2]. Symptoms are presented as insidious discharge, eye redness, and foreign body sensation. Chronic conjunctivitis is usually not self-limite...

The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), a member of the Herpesvirus family, occurs commonly and infects more than 90% people worldwide. Most systemic EBV infections throughout childhood adulthood are typically asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic. Even though ocular involvements in infrequently reported, an increasing number manifestations have been previously reported . Ocular manifestation caused by infect...

Escherichia hermannii was isolated in pure culture from a patient with acute purulent conjunctivitis after a minor ocular injury. This is the first report of E. hermannii isolated as the sole pathogen from an infected site without prior antibiotic exposure, confirming the pathogenic potential of the microorganism.