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Keratoconjunctivitis is a term used to describe inflammation of both the cornea (the clear, front part of the eye) and the conjunctiva (the thin, transparent membrane covering the white part of the eye and lining the inside of the eyelids). This condition can have various causes, and its presentation may vary depending on the underlying factors.
Disorders of the eyelid can impair the complex blinking motion required to spread tears. [16] Abnormalities of the mucin tear layer caused by vitamin A deficiency, trachoma, diphtheric keratoconjunctivitis, mucocutaneous disorders, and certain topical medications are also causes of keratoconjunctivitis sicca. [14]
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC, also Spring catarrh, Vernal catarrh or Warm weather conjunctivitis) is a recurrent, ... stringy discharge and heaviness of eyelids. [1]
Blepharoconjunctivitis is the dual combination of conjunctivitis with blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids). [citation needed] Keratoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis and keratitis (corneal inflammation). [citation needed] Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis with blepharitis and keratitis.
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, also known as epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, is a contagious eye infection, a type of adenovirus disease caused by adenoviruses. [1] It typically presents as a conjunctivitis with a sudden onset of a painful red eye, watery discharge and feeling that something is in the eye. [ 3 ]
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis tends to occur more often with dry eye syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca), hyperthyroidism and hyperparathyroidism. [14] It is also a rare complication associated with rheumatoid arthritis. [3] Rarely, it may occur as a consequence of upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery. [15]
Primary infection typically presents as swelling of the conjunctiva and eyelids (blepharoconjunctivitis), accompanied by small white itchy lesions on the corneal surface. The effect of the lesions varies, from minor damage to the epithelium ( superficial punctate keratitis ), to more serious consequences such as the formation of dendritic ...
1 H00-H06 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit. ... (H19.3) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eyes (H20.0) Iritis — inflammation of the iris