Ocular allergy (OA), interchangeably known as allergic conjunctivitis, is a common
immunological hypersensitivity disorder affecting up to 40% of the population. Ocular allergy …

Ocular allergy includes several clinically different conditions that can be considered as
hypersensitivity disorders of the ocular surface. The classification of these conditions is …

Even though allergic conjunctivitis is often associated to allergic rhinitis, epidemiology
studies frequently do not include specific ophthalmological evaluations. An understanding of …

Allergic conjunctivitis is a disease of increasing prevalence that affects both children and
adults and causes significant deterioration of their quality of life and sometimes irreversible …

Ocular allergy (OA) and dry eye disease (DED) are the most common ocular surface
disorders with a potential severe impact on the patient's quality of life. OA and DED may …

Little focus has been set on the impact of allergic conjunctivitis as comorbidity to asthma and
rhinitis in atopic patients. Conjunctivitis symptoms are at least as severe as rhinitis symptoms …

Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

Allergic eye disease is common, yet often overlooked in North America. In the US, up to 40%
of the population is deemed to be affected and this number is growing. Symptoms and signs …

BACKGROUND: Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) and dry eye syndrome (DES) are 2 of the most
common anterior inflammatory disorders of the ocular surface and one does not preclude …

Allergic conjunctivitis in childhood often poses problems of diagnosis and management for
the allergist. We present the salient points concerning the diagnosis and treatment of ocular …