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  2011 Nov 29  

Lacrimal Gland Ductulitis Caused by Probable ActinomycesInfection.

Hay-Smith G, Rose GE

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics and management of a group of patients who had chronic mucopurulent conjunctivitis that was probabl... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 5  

Effect of the inflammatory response upon the in vivo competition between two chlamydial variants in the guinea pig model of inclusion conjunctivitis.

Rank RG, Bowlin AK, Tormanen KI, Wang Y, Maurelli AT

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, Little Rock, AR.

In order to study the interaction of variants in in vivo infection, we employed an azithromycin-resistant mutant (AZ(2)) and its wild-type parent (SP(... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 8  

Real-life effect of classical homeopathy in the treatment of allergies: A multicenter prospective observational study.

Gründling C, Schimetta W, Frass M

General and Homeopathic Medical Practice, Enns, Austria, praxis@drgruendling.at.

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of allergic disorders in western industrialized countries has steadily increased during the last three decades. Public accep... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

[Follicular conjunctivitis of unknown origin.]

Goebels S, Hasenfus AK, Kellner BK, Löw U, Seitz B

Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes UKS, Kirrbergerstr. 1, 66424, Homburg, Deutschland, susanne.goebels@uks.eu.

A 40-year-old female chemical laboratory assistant presented at our clinic with chronic conjunctivitis of 4 years' standing. We initially misdiagnosed... Read More

Source: PubMed

Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol.    

London Plane Tree bioaerosol exposure and allergic sensitization in Sydney, Australia.

Sercombe JK, Green BJ, Rimmer J, Burton PK, Katelaris CH, Tovey ER

Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Infectious Diseases and Immunology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Exposure to London Plane Tree (Platanus) bioaerosols in Sydney, Australia has been anecdotally linked to respiratory irritation, rhinitis, and conjunc... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 26  

Prevalence of Eye Diseases and Causes of Visual Impairment in School-Aged Children in Western China.

Pi LH, Chen L, Liu Q, Ke N, Fang J, Zhang S, Xiao J, Ye WJ, Xiong Y, Shi H, Zhou XY, Yin ZQ

Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University.

Background: The present study investigated the prevalence of refractive error, visual impairment, and eye diseases in school-aged children in western ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 28  

Trichomegaly and other external eye side effects associated with epidermal growth factor.

Fraunfelder FT, Fraunfelder FW

Casey Eye Institute , Portland, OR , USA.

Context/objective: To report an association between epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors and ocular side effects. Materials and metho... Read More

Source: PubMed

J. Formos. Med. Assoc.    

A double-masked study to compare the efficacy and safety of topical cromolyn for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.

Liu YL, Hu FR, Wang IJ, Chen WL, Hou YC

Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

To compare the efficacy and safety of topical cromolyn between with and without preservative for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 23  

Association of contact lens-related allergic conjunctivitis with changes in the morphology of meibomian glands.

Arita R, Itoh K, Maeda S, Maeda K, Tomidokoro A, Amano S

Itoh Clinic, 626-11 Minaminakano, Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 337-0042, Japan, ritoh@za2.so-net.ne.jp.

PURPOSE: To observe morphological changes in the meibomian glands of patients with contact lens-related allergic conjunctivitis ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 23  

Assessment of a computerised decision support system for allergic rhino-conjunctivitis counselling in German pharmacy.

Bertsche T, Nachbar M, Fiederling J, Schmitt SP, Kaltschmidt J, Seidling HM, Haefeli WE

Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany, klinische.pharmazie@uni-leipzig.de.

Objective In a prospective two-phase intervention study we evaluated a newly developed computerised pharmacy decision support system (PDSS) for the co... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 5  

Effect of the inflammatory response upon the in vivo competition between two chlamydial variants in the guinea pig model of inclusion conjunctivitis.

Rank RG, Bowlin AK, Tormanen KI, Wang Y, Maurelli AT

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, Little Rock, AR.

In order to study the interaction of variants in in vivo infection, we employed an azithromycin-resistant mutant (AZ(2)) and its wild-type parent (SP(... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 8  

Real-life effect of classical homeopathy in the treatment of allergies: A multicenter prospective observational study.

Gründling C, Schimetta W, Frass M

General and Homeopathic Medical Practice, Enns, Austria, praxis@drgruendling.at.

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of allergic disorders in western industrialized countries has steadily increased during the last three decades. Public accep... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

[Follicular conjunctivitis of unknown origin.]

Goebels S, Hasenfus AK, Kellner BK, Löw U, Seitz B

Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes UKS, Kirrbergerstr. 1, 66424, Homburg, Deutschland, susanne.goebels@uks.eu.

A 40-year-old female chemical laboratory assistant presented at our clinic with chronic conjunctivitis of 4 years' standing. We initially misdiagnosed... Read More

Source: PubMed

Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol.    

London Plane Tree bioaerosol exposure and allergic sensitization in Sydney, Australia.

Sercombe JK, Green BJ, Rimmer J, Burton PK, Katelaris CH, Tovey ER

Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Infectious Diseases and Immunology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Exposure to London Plane Tree (Platanus) bioaerosols in Sydney, Australia has been anecdotally linked to respiratory irritation, rhinitis, and conjunc... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 26  

Prevalence of Eye Diseases and Causes of Visual Impairment in School-Aged Children in Western China.

Pi LH, Chen L, Liu Q, Ke N, Fang J, Zhang S, Xiao J, Ye WJ, Xiong Y, Shi H, Zhou XY, Yin ZQ

Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University.

Background: The present study investigated the prevalence of refractive error, visual impairment, and eye diseases in school-aged children in western ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 28  

Trichomegaly and other external eye side effects associated with epidermal growth factor.

Fraunfelder FT, Fraunfelder FW

Casey Eye Institute , Portland, OR , USA.

Context/objective: To report an association between epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors and ocular side effects. Materials and metho... Read More

Source: PubMed

J. Formos. Med. Assoc.    

A double-masked study to compare the efficacy and safety of topical cromolyn for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.

Liu YL, Hu FR, Wang IJ, Chen WL, Hou YC

Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

To compare the efficacy and safety of topical cromolyn between with and without preservative for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 23  

Association of contact lens-related allergic conjunctivitis with changes in the morphology of meibomian glands.

Arita R, Itoh K, Maeda S, Maeda K, Tomidokoro A, Amano S

Itoh Clinic, 626-11 Minaminakano, Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 337-0042, Japan, ritoh@za2.so-net.ne.jp.

PURPOSE: To observe morphological changes in the meibomian glands of patients with contact lens-related allergic conjunctivitis ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 23  

Assessment of a computerised decision support system for allergic rhino-conjunctivitis counselling in German pharmacy.

Bertsche T, Nachbar M, Fiederling J, Schmitt SP, Kaltschmidt J, Seidling HM, Haefeli WE

Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany, klinische.pharmazie@uni-leipzig.de.

Objective In a prospective two-phase intervention study we evaluated a newly developed computerised pharmacy decision support system (PDSS) for the co... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Lacrimal Gland Ductulitis Caused by Probable ActinomycesInfection.

Hay-Smith G, Rose GE

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics and management of a group of patients who had chronic mucopurulent conjunctivitis that was probabl... Read More

Source: PubMed


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Posted by:  sunny1  Posted on: 01/14/2009
Wear dark glasses if you have Pink ey and are going out in the sun, also have tissue paper as running eyes is common. Frequent hand washes as indicated in the article is very important to prevent infection from person to person.




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