1. Allergic and immunologic disorders of the eye. Part II: Ocular allergy
Leonard Bielory, MD 
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 
Volume 106, Issue 6, Pages (December 2000)
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2. Fig. 1
In the development of a quality-of-life measurement for rhinoconjunctivitis, the following prevalence of ocular symptoms has been reported.
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3. Fig. 2
The differential diagnosis of ocular allergic disorders (“red” eye) includes infectious causes (eg, chlamydial disease, molluscum contagiosum, Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome), chronic forms of conjunctivitis (eg, GPC, VKC, AKC, superior limbic conjunctivitis, follicular conjunctivitis), and miscellaneous disorders (eg, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, acne rosacea, ocular pemphigoid, and blepharoconjunctivitis).
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4. Fig. 3
Chemosis represents swelling of the conjunctiva in allergic conjunctivitis. This is similar to an urticarial eruption on the conjunctival surface.
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5. Fig. 4
Bulbar conjunctiva is injected and chemotic in a patient with AKC. Periorbital skin is frequently affected by single or double infraorbital creases known as Dennie-Morgan lines that are caused by edema or thickening.
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6. Fig. 5
Signs of cobblestoning include bilateral involvement of the conjunctiva (primarily lower tarsal) in the form of fine papillary hypertrophy of the upper and lower tarsal conjunctiva chemosis, limbal hyperemia, and limbal gelatinous hyperplasia with abundant mucoid discharge.
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7. Fig. 6
Discrete swellings with small white dots (Trantas-Horner dots) are indicative of degenerating cellular debris, which is commonly seen in VKC and AKC.
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8. Fig. 7
Excessive cobblestoning of conjunctival surface in a patient with VKC. The mucus is commonly so excessive that a pseudomembrane forms over the epithelial surface and can be stripped off without bleeding.
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9. Fig. 8
In the more chronic forms of ocular allergy, which include VKC and AKC, there is evidence of the breakdown of epithelial barrier function that can lead to severe corneal damage such as corneal ulcers. It has been apparent from a variety of studies that eosinophils may play a crucial role in corneal tissue damage in these more chronic forms of ocular allergy.
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