Prevalence and associated factors of vernal keratoconjunctivitis among children in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia

D Hayilu, K Legesse, N Lakachew, M Asferaw - BMC ophthalmology, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Impact of vernal keratoconjunctivitis on school children in Egypt

HM Marey, SS Mandour, OA El Morsy… - Seminars in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) and its impact on
school children in Egypt. Methods: A total of 3,706 students from six randomly selected …

Pattern of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and its complications amongst school pupils in Jos East local government area of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria

PE Tenmang, AV Ramyil, N Saleh, FH Umar… - Highland Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: A common chronic allergic eye condition affecting children and young adults
worldwide is vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). It is mostly seasonal, and can affect the …

[PDF][PDF] Hospital based study of demography and clinical picture of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

M Sethi, R Nanda, A Bali, P Sadhotra - International Journal of …, 2017 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT Background: Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is common cause of ocular
morbidity in children living in tropical countries. Its diagnosis is based on signs and …

Refractive status seen amongst school pupils with vernal keratoconjunctivitis in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria

PE Tenmang, AV Ramyil… - IHOPE …, 2023 - ihopejournalofophthalmology.com
Objectives: This study aims to determine the types of refractive errors commonly seen in
patients with Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) among the pupils in the Jos East Local …

[PDF][PDF] Demographic and clinical profile of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in teaching hospital, Kurnool

R Radhika, M PushpaLatha - Int J Ion Mobil Spectrom, 2021 - imedsciences.com
Materials and methods: Prospective study of 100 patients with VKC was done. Purposive
sampling of 100 Patients with signs and symptoms of VKC were taken, who satisfy inclusion …

Aeroallergens in North-Central Nigeria

DN Ezikanyi, G Sakwari, CV Nnamani - Allergologia et immunopathologia, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction and Objectives Aeroallergens are airborne organic substances which
are responsible for allergenic diseases in hypersensitive individuals. People are exposed to …

Epidemiology of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) among children aged (12–15) years-Menofia Governorate, Egypt

SMM Ahmed, KEGS Ahmed, OA El Morsy… - Delta Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiology of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) among chil... : Delta Journal of
Ophthalmology Epidemiology of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) among children aged (12–15) …

[HTML][HTML] Association between keratoconus and allergic conjunctivitis in children attending a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

MM Balogun, MB Fashola - Romanian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To ascertain an association between keratoconus and allergic conjunctivitis and
to know if it is necessary to investigate all patients with allergic conjunctivitis for keratoconus …

[PDF][PDF] Demography, clinical profile and compliance of patients of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in a tertiary eye care centre in Southern Karnataka

S Siddegowda, PA Venkataramana… - Indian J Clin Exp …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Objective: To describe demographic and clinical profile of patients with vernal
Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) and to assess the compliance of treatment of vernal …