purpose : to report a case of adult ocular leech infestation case report : a 67-year-old male presented to the emergency department of farabi eye hospital with the complaint of bloody tear. slitlamp biomicroscopy of left eye revealed bloody lashes, bloody tear and a large black green foreign body attached to the inferotemporal bulbar conjunctiva. one cc of lidocaine 2% was injected directly to ...

dear editor: sir, the present public health problem to be concerned is the e. coli outbreak in europe. this problem started in germany and extended widely. the main presentation of e. coli infection is diarrhea. however, the other non-diarrhea symptoms are also mentioned. focusing on eye manifestations, the conjunctivitis is a topic to be focused. indeed, e. coli is confirmed as an important ca...

This chapter will describe various treatment options for infective conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis in immunological disorders and other varieties of conjunctivitis that can be effectively managed in general practice whilst also highlighting various RCTs and systematic reviews on treatment of conjunctivitis. The conjunctiva is a vascularised mucus membrane that covers som...

PURPOSE To report the efficacy of povidone-iodine as a treatment for conjunctivitis in pediatric patients. DESIGN Double-masked, controlled, prospective clinical trial. METHODS In an ophthalmology clinic in a general hospital in Manila, Philippines, 459 children (mean [SD] age 6.6 [6.6] years; range, 7 months-21 years) with acute conjunctivitis were studied. Infected eyes were cultured for ...

OBJECTIVE Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) is a common condition, especially in childhood. The extent to which it occurs concurrently with or independently from allergic rhinitis (AR) has not been well described. AIM To examine the inter-relationship between rhinitis and conjunctivitis and the epidemiological risk factors for these conditions in a rural UK population. METHODS Cross-sectional st...

Ocular allergy encompasses an inflammatory reaction of the surface of the eye that is caused by inappropriate response of the ocular surface to various environmental allergens. Since the majority of this inflammation involves the conjunctiva, the term “allergic conjunctivitis” is often used interchangeably with ocular allergies. Ocular allergy is a common problem that affects people of all ages...

QUESTION In my office I occasionally see neonates with conjunctivitis. What are the current recommendations for ocular prophylaxis at birth? Do topical antibiotics alone provide adequate treatment of neonatal conjunctivitis? When is systemic therapy indicated? ANSWER All infants should receive ocular prophylaxis at birth to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia. Neonates presenting with signs of conj...

The tear lysozyme content in 111 normal subjects and in 159 patients with various conjunctival diseases was determined by a single radial immunodiffusion technique. Tear lysozyme level in normal people was 1.33/mg/ml. (SI conversion: mg/ml = g/l.) The mean tear lysozyme levels in patients with chronic irritative conjunctivitis (0.97 mg/ml) and nutritional deficiency with epithelial xerosis (0.7...

22 z Prescriber July/August 2014 prescriber.co.uk The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent, continuous mucous membrane that covers the inside of the eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) as well as the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva). Inflammation of this structure is known as conjunctivitis and is the most frequently diagnosed cause of the acute red eye. It is estimated that the acute red eye contributes ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the project is to retrospectively study the changes in bacterial pathogens in acute neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis from 2002 to 2016 in Southern China. The results may provide the guidance for drug choice for acute neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis. METHODS Secretion specimens for bacterial culture were taken from 485 cases with clinically diagnosed acute bacterial ne...