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Vernal conjunctivitis - Symptom

Symptoms:

  • Burning eyes
  • Discomfort in bright light (photophobia)
  • Itching eyes
  • The area around the cornea where the white of the eye and the cornea meet (limbus) may become rough and swollen
  • The underside of the eyelids may become rough and covered with bumps and a whitish mucus
  • Watering eyes

Signs and tests:

The health care provider will perform an eye exam.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/24/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Rubenstein JB, Virasch V. Allergic conjunctivitis. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 4.7.

Barney NP, Graziano FM, Cook EB, Stahl JL. Allergic and immunologic diseases of the eye. In: Adkinson NF, Jr., ed. Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 64.

Sowka JW, Gurwood AS, Kabat AG. Handbook of Ocular Disease Management. Accessed May 19, 2010.

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