The clinical spectrum of ocular allergy英文电子书.pdf

The Clinical Spectrum of Ocular Allergy Dominique Brémond-Gignac, MD, PhD Address appear to be synonymous with ocular allergy, but other Department of Ophthalmology, Robert Debré Hospital, parts of the eye can be involved. These include the cornea, 48, bd Serurier, 75019 Paris, France. with keratitis, the eyelid, with cutaneous and tarsal Email: dominique.bremond@rdb.ap-hop-paris.fr disorders, and less commonly, uveitis. The clinical features Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 2002, 2:321–324 of various forms of ocular allergy can vary greatly, from Current Science Inc. ISSN 1529-7322 Copyright © 2002 by Current Science Inc. mild SAC symptoms to AKC with vision-threatening corneal complications. Even though the clinical features can vary, allergic conjunctivitis shares a number of Ocular allergy is a very common pathology, and its inci- conjunctival characteristics and common symptoms. The dence has increased in industrial countries in combination physiopathologic mechanisms that cause these symptoms with an increase in atopy. Many different clinical features remain complex, and pharmacologic treatment based on characterize the ocular allergy, which can be seasonal, these mechanisms must be adapted to the different clinical perennial