PURPOSE To report a case of conjunctival inclusion cysts on the corneal limbus of a patient with chronic vernal keratoconjunctivitis during 16 months' follow up. METHODS The patient was a 26 year old male without any specific history of surgery or trauma. Giant papillae, shield ulcers, and Horner-Trantas dots were detected. During the 16 month follow-up, Sodium cromoglycate eye drops and Pred...

OBJECTIVE To observe the safety and efficacy of topical Lodoxamide eye drops in patients with diagnosed vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). METHODS This study was conducted at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, BMSI, JPMC, Karachi in collaboration with Department of Ophthalmology, JPMC, Karachi, from April to October, 2009. A total of forty patients with diagnosed vernal keratoconjun...

BACKGROUND Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare condition characterized by chronic, recurrent conjunctivitis associated with pseudomembrane, and it may involve other mucous membranes in the mouth, nasopharynx, trachea, and vagina. We examined and treated a case of presumed ligneous conjunctivitis. CASE The patient was a 10-year-old boy. His chief complaints were visual impairment, discomfort, an...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of femtosecond laser-assisted Keraring implantation followed by transepithelial accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for the treatment of keratoconus in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Study design This is a prospective interventional non-comparative case series. Patients and methods Eightee...

AIMS The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of currently available topical drugs for vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) through a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials (RCTs). METHODS Twenty-seven RCTs (n = 2184 eyes) that had evaluated the efficacy of topical drugs for the treatment of VKC were selected according to the set criteria; 10 of these trials were suitable for statis...

PURPOSE To report a young child with bilateral keratoconus in the context of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) who developed bilateral corneal hydrops associated with eye rubbing, and to discuss the pathogenesis and review the pertinent literature. CASE REPORT A seven-year-old girl with VKC and asymmetric keratoconus developed corneal hydrops due to habitual eye rubbing. Corneal edema subside...

PURPOSE To compare the clinical outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for keratoconus in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) versus those without VKC. METHODS In this retrospective comparative study, records of 262 eyes with keratoconus (Group 1) and 28 keratoconic eyes with VKC (Group 2) that had undergone DALK were compiled. Reviewed parameters included length o...

Background: There is no study that estimates the prevalence of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and association between intestinal parasitic infestation in our setting. Purpose: This aimed to estimate prevalence, describe profile sensitization determine disease school children Kinshasa during scholar year from 2022 2023. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional was performed September June The wit...

PURPOSE To develop and validate a questionnaire that measures health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). DESIGN Prospective, observational case series. METHODS An initial list of 42 items was developed and administered to 30 children with active VKC (six girls and 24 boys; mean age, nine +/- two years). The 30 most significant items were selec...