background: conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva and has 4 main causes-viruses, bacteria, allergens, and irritants. among these, bacterial conjunctivitis is most common and is contagious, especially when the dentist is working with the infected person, and that person spreads the same to the other patient. methods: a pretested questionnaire survey was conducted among 152 subjec...

purpose: to report a patient with factitious (self infected) conjunctivitis. case report: a 16-year-old girl presented with pain, redness and edema of lids of her left eye. after exclusion of ocular pathologies, self inflicted conjunctivitis was diagnosed based on the underlying psychological and social problems of the patient. conclusion: after exclusion of ocular pathologies, self inflicted c...

AIM This study aimed to determine the causes of red eye disease among patients of Mazandaran-Northern Iran. METHODS This cross sectional study included 840 patients who referred to eye clinics with ocular complaints. A detailed history of patients was recorded and their eyes were examined. Then, pre designed checklists were completed by the researcher. RESULTS The most common cause of red e...

552 British Journal of General Practice, October 2015 IntroduCtIon Adult gonococcal conjunctivitis is a relatively rare disease in the UK. It ‘typically’ presents in young adult men who have sex with men, and usually is preceded by a symptomatic urethritis.1 Examination shows unior bilateral conjunctival injection, chemosis, subconjunctival haemorrhages, and copious mucopurulent discharge. If t...

KERATO-CONJUNCTIVITIS sicca is more often seen by and is of more interest to the ophthalmologist than the physician. It is little known and yet not uncommon. The usual syndrome is one affecting mainly middle-aged women and consisting of kerato-conjunctivitis sicca, rhinitis sicca, xerostoma, pharyngitis sicca, and parotid enlargement, and frequently including a chronic polyarthritis (Sjogren's ...

An ongoing outbreak of conjunctivitis in free-ranging house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) began in 1994 in the eastern United States. Bacterial organisms identified as Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) were isolated from lesions of infected birds. MG was also isolated from a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) that contracted conjunctivitis after being housed in a cage previously occupied by house finc...

Many diseases can cause ocular surface disorders. The poster on pages 50–51 provides an overview of the most common diseases, and other articles in this issue focus on the management of individual diseases. In this article, the authors offer a systematic strategy for the overall management of ocular surface diseases. When managing patients with an ocular surface condition, identifying the under...

PURPOSE To compare the safety and efficacy of a new enhanced viscosity ophthalmic formulation of tobramycin, given twice daily (BID), with the existing four times daily (QID) treatment regimen in patients with acute bacterial conjunctivitis. METHODS This was a 12-day, multicenter, observer-masked, randomized, parallel group study. Patients received one drop of tobramycin 0.3% (3 mg/mL) enhanc...