Q6 - Eye Disease And Vernal Disease

Question 1

Allergic conjunctivitis (hay fever)

Answer 1

-> chemosis, epiphoria, foreign body sensation etc

Question 2

Vernal conjunctivitis

Answer 2

A) Palpebral form -> cobblestone upper conjunctiva w/ pseudoptosis, epiphoria and foreign body sensation.
B) Limbal form -> bulbar chemosis, nodular ring on limbus, epiphoria.
C) Mixed

Question 3

Giant papillary conjunctivitis

Answer 3

• chronic conjunctivitis due to allergic response to rough surface (contact lens, sutures etc).
• > itching, conjunctival injections and upper palpebral cobblestones.