The eye represents an ideal and frequent site for the allergic reactions. The term 'allergic
conjunctivitis' refers to a collection of disorders that affect the lid, conjunctiva and/or cornea …

The treatment of ocular allergy requires a better understanding of the spectrum of clinical
disorders involving various components of the immune system, and of interactions at the …

Recent findings continue to expand our basic knowledge of mechanisms and differences
between seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis and atopic and vernal …

Allergic eye disease is an abnormal immune hypersensitivity response to allergens. It is
characterized by IgE-mediated and/or T-lymphocyte-mediated immune hypersensitivity …

Allergy affects more than 15% of the world population, and some studies have shown that up
30% of the US population has some form of allergy. Most of these patients have various …

Immuno-ophthalmology evolved during the 20th century as a subspecialty linking
ophthalmologists and immunologists. This emerging subspecialty has focused on the use of …

Ocular allergy refers to a variety of hypersensitivity disorders that affect the lid, conjunctiva,
and/or cornea. Its incidence is estimated at over 20% of the general population in the United …

Ocular allergy is a common condition that usually affects the conjunctiva of the eye and is,
therefore, often referred to as allergic conjunctivitis. The severity of the disease can range …

A review of the recent literature allows us to better understand the mechanisms involved in
the development of ocular allergy and to guide us toward a more schematic approach, which …

Allergic conjunctivitis is in actuality a group of diseases affecting the ocular surface and is
usually associated with type 1 hypersensitivity reactions. Two acute disorders, seasonal …