Nonseasonal allergic conjunctivitis in the tropics: Experience in a tertiary care institution

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Choi, Harold ^a   Lee, Sao Bing ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Asian; Atopic keratoconjunctivitis; Corneal ulcer; Corticosteriod; Cyclosporine; Olopatadine; Perennial; Restasis; Seasonal; Steroid response glaucoma; Tropical climate; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYZINE; KETOTIFEN; LODOXAMIDE; LORATADINE; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; N ASPARTYLACETYLGLUTAMIC ACID; NAPHAZOLINE; OLOPATADINE; PHENIRAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; PROMETHAZINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA ULCER; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SINGAPORE; SKIN DEFECT; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TROPIC CLIMATE; TROPICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SKIN TESTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50049129232     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940802184182     Document Type: Article

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