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. 2024;37(123):2-5.
Epub 2024 Oct 2.

Managing ocular allergy

Anahita Kate  1 , Sayan Basu  2 , Victor Hu  3
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Managing ocular allergy

Anahita Kate et al. Community Eye Health. 2024.
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Figure 1
Red eyes (hyperaemia and limbal pigmentation)
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Figure 2
Mild, blister-like swelling of the conjunctiva (chemosis)
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Figure 3
Slit lamp image showing small papillae in the upper eyelid. This patient has perennial allergic conjunctivitis.
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Figure 4
Large papillae, with a typical ‘cobble-stone’ appearance, in a patient with vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
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Figure 5
Limbal thickening due to inflammation. The small inflammatory nodules are known as Horner-Trantas dots.
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Figure 6
Shield ulcer in the upper part of the cornea.
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