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==Overview==
==Overview==
The symptoms are due to release of [[histamine]] and other active substances by [[mast cell]]s, which stimulate dilation of blood vessels, irritate nerve endings and increase secretion of tears.
[[Allergic]] [[conjunctivitis]] is frequently characterized by a personal history of [[allergies]] and/or [[atopy]] and occurrence of similar episodes in the past. [[Itchiness]] and diffuse [[bulbar]] and [[tarsal]] [[conjunctival]] [[injection]] are the most commonly reported [[symptoms]] and almost univerally present in all the subtypes. Other [[clinical]] [[features]] include [[eye]] [[pain]], [[eye]] [[discharge]], [[photophobia]] and abnormal [[vision]].
==History and Symptoms==
===[[Clinical]] [[History]]===
[[Allergic]] [[conjunctivitis]] is frequently characterized by a personal history of [[allergies]] and/or [[atopy]] and occurrence of similar episodes in the past. [[Itchiness]] and diffuse [[bulbar]] and [[tarsal]] [[conjunctival]] [[injection]] are the most commonly reported [[symptoms]] and almost univerally present in all the subtypes.
====SAC and PAC====


===[[Symptoms]]===
==History and Symptoms<ref name="pmid30225226">{{cite journal| author=Doğan Ü, Ağca S| title=Investigation of possible risk factors in the development of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. | journal=Int J Ophthalmol | year= 2018 | volume= 11 | issue= 9 | pages= 1508-1513 | pmid=30225226 | doi=10.18240/ijo.2018.09.13 | pmc=6133885 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30225226  }} </ref>==
 
===SAC and PAC===
* Bilateral, clean, watery [[discharge]] with minimal [[crusting]]
===VAC===
* Most severe in spring
* Thick [[mucus]] [[discharge]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Photophobia]]
* Blurred [[vision]]
* Foreign body sensation
===AKC===
* [[Pain]]
* Blurry [[vision]]
* [[Photophobia]]
* Foreign body sensation
===GPC===
*Worsening [[itch]] and
*Thick, [[mucus]] [[discharge]]
*[[Pain]] and blurry [[vision]] aggravated with contact lenses, sutures


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Allergic conjunctivitis is frequently characterized by a personal history of allergies and/or atopy and occurrence of similar episodes in the past. Itchiness and diffuse bulbar and tarsal conjunctival injection are the most commonly reported symptoms and almost univerally present in all the subtypes. Other clinical features include eye pain, eye discharge, photophobia and abnormal vision.

History and Symptoms[1]

SAC and PAC

VAC

AKC

GPC

References

  1. Doğan Ü, Ağca S (2018). "Investigation of possible risk factors in the development of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis". Int J Ophthalmol. 11 (9): 1508–1513. doi:10.18240/ijo.2018.09.13. PMC 6133885. PMID 30225226.

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