OBJECTIVES To identify Chlamydia trachomatis via polymerase chain reaction and a direct fluorescent antibody assay in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis while comparing the efficacies of both tests for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis in these conditions. METHODS Conjunctival scraping samples were obtained from 177 patients who were divided into two groups: a vernal keratoconjunctivitis...

BACKGROUND Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a common cause of ocular morbidity in children in warm dry climates such as Sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for about 3 % of serious ophthalmic cases in tropical countries. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of vernal keratoconjunctivitis among children living in Gondar City, Ethiopia. METHODS A Cross S...

BACKGROUND To evaluate demographic and clinical features of patients with allergic conjunctivitis in a reference center. METHODS Prospective study using sings and symptoms graduated by standardized charts for clinical diagnosis. RESULTS We evaluated 207 patients, age ranging form 1 to 45 years and of whom 131 (63.28%) were males. Of the patients, 38.65% presented vernal keratoconjunctivitis...

Purpose. Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia at the limbus can mimic an ocular surface squamous neoplasia. It is an uncommon manifestation of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and has been reported previously in limbal VKC. It, however, has not been reported as a manifestation in the palpebral form of the disease and needs to be kept in the differential diagnosis of a limbal mass lesion in vernal kerat...

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic allergic conjunctivitis that is most often seen in young, males. Although most types of allergic conjunctivitis do not affect vision, VKC is unusual in that damage to the cornea from the condition can result in vision loss. Although it is typically seasonal, year-round symptoms can be seen, which can lead to uncertain diagnoses being made. Although...

Introduction: Refractive errors remain the most important cause of visual impairment in childhood worldwide which contributes to about 19% total blindness world. This can be further complicated by other ocular conditions like vernal keratoconjunctivitis, is a chronic, recurrent bilateral inflammation conjunctiva and cornea.
 Aims: To assess pattern refractive status patients with Vernal ke...

Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of topical solutions of Cyclosporine and Fluorometholone in patients of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Settings and design: This was a prospective, double blind, comparative, interventional randomized controlled trial, Material and methods: Patients of vernal kerato-conjunctivitis were included in the study afte...

purpose: to compare clinical outcomes following penetrating keratoplasty (pk) versus deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (dalk) for keratoconic patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vkc). methods: in this retrospective comparative study, the records of 69 keratoconic eyes with vkc that underwent pk (n=43, group 1) or dalk (n=26, group 2) were compiled. postoperative best-corrected visual a...

The definition, classification, pathogenesis, test methods, clinical findings, criteria for diagnosis, and therapies of allergic conjunctival disease are summarized based on the Guidelines for Clinical Management of Allergic Conjunctival Disease (Second Edition) revised in 2010. Allergic conjunctival disease is defined as "a conjunctival inflammatory disease associated with a Type I allergy acc...