Acute conjunctivitis, or inflammation of conjunctiva, has an abrupt onset and lasts for less than 10 to 14 days. Symptoms of conjunctivitis include itching, burning, foreign body sensation and ...

Keratitis can mimic conjunctivitis; however, conjunctival injection or hyperemia is typically most pronounced at the limbus. Iritis may also produce conjunctival injection at the limbus.

Conjunctival injection, eyelid erythema, crusting and tearing of the patient’s eyes on day 1 of hospitalization. On initial examination, the patient’s best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in ...

Allergies are the most common cause of conjunctival chemosis. Chemosis can develop after surgery on the eye. It can be caused by conjunctivitis, commonly known as pinkeye, and by a few other ...

At that time, we revealed that the pollen shells stimulate conjunctival epithelial cells to release IL-33, which is an important cytokine for the development of allergy," explains Dr. Ando.