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  2. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    Ulcerative vernal keratitis require surgical treatment in the form of debridement, superficial keratectomy, excimer laser therapeutic keratectomy, as well as amniotic membrane transplantation to enhance re-epithelialisation. Recently treatment with tacrolimus ointment (0.1%) used topically twice daily is showing encouraging results.

  3. Conjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    Conjunctivitis is the most common eye disease. [47] Rates of disease is related to the underlying cause which varies by the age as well as the time of year. Acute conjunctivitis is most frequently found in infants, school-age children and the elderly. [20] The most common cause of infectious conjunctivitis is viral conjunctivitis. [28]

  4. Actinic conjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    The diagnostic process of Actinic conjunctivitis stems from a doctor check-up once symptoms of redness, itching, or infection become evident in one or both eyes. In addition to the doctor inquiring about your symptoms, the medical appointment can consist of a slit lamp examination to observe the eye closely and in some cases an eye surface ...

  5. Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) (also spelled acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis) is a derivative of the highly contagious conjunctivitis virus, [1] otherwise known as pink eye. Symptoms include excessively red, swollen eyes as well as subconjunctival hemorrhaging. Currently, there is no known treatment and patients are required to merely ...

  6. Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Red eye (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Management includes assessing whether emergency action (including referral) is needed, or whether treatment can be accomplished without additional resources. Slit lamp examination is invaluable in diagnosis but initial assessment can be performed using a careful history, testing vision ( visual acuity ), and carrying out a penlight examination .

  8. Conjunctival concretion - Wikipedia

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    Chronic conjunctivitis (e.g. trachoma) and aging factor are two causes of conjunctival concretion, which will make the conjunctiva cellular degeneration to produce an epithelial inclusion cyst, filled with epithelial cells and keratin debris. After calcification, the conjunctival cyst hardens and forms a conjunctival concretion. Congenital ...

  9. Allergic conjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    Allergic conjunctivitis occurs more frequently among those with allergic conditions, with the symptoms having a seasonal correlation. Allergic conjunctivitis is a frequent condition as it is estimated to affect 20 percent of the population on an annual basis and approximately one-half of these people have a personal or family history of atopy.