Studies of the viral flora in keratoconjunctivitis sicca.

Comparison of hyaluronic acid-containing topical eye drops with carbomer-based topical ocular gel as a tear replacement in canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca: A prospective study in twenty five dogs

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a hyaluronic acid containing eye drop in ameliorating ocular surface pathology and discomfort in canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). Twenty five dogs with KCS treated with a topical carbomer (CA)-based tear replacement gel were moved to treatment with a hyaluronic acid (HA)-containing tear replacement eye drop. Dogs were subject to a fu...

Fungal flora of the conjunctival sac in health and disease. Influence of topical and systemic steroids.

ALTHOUGH the role of fungi as ocular pathogens has become more widely recognized (Maddren, 1941; Sykes, 1946; Mendelblatt, 1953; Mitsui and Hanabusa, 1955-; Roberts, 1957; Haggerty and Zimmerman, 1958; Mikami and Stemmermann, 1958; Fine and Zimmerman, 1959; Chick and Conant, 1962; Currie, 1963; Ainley and Smith, 1965; Jelenkiewicz, 1965; Dominiczak, Branicka, and Lewenstam, 1965), relatively li...

Feline ophthalmology Part 2: clinical presentation and aetiology of common ocular conditions

conjunctivitis This condition is manifested as congestion or oedema (chemosis) of the conjunctiva. It may be accompanied by an ocular discharge. Secondary conjunctivitis may occur with other ocular conditions, such as uveitis and glaucoma. In cats, conjunctivitis is frequently caused by an infectious agent, and multiple agents may be involved. Resident ocular bacterial flora is present; therefo...

Oral Aspects of Sjögren’s Syndrome

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with the production of autoantibodies and characterized by a progressive lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltration of the salivary and lacrimal glands leading to xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (1). A Danish ophthalmologist named Henrik Sjögren in 1932 was the first one, who reported the triad of keratoconjunctivitis si...

A New Conception of Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca