II. Epidemiology
- Occurs annually in spring or early summer
- Affects adolescents
- Affects Males more often than females
III. Pathophysiology
- Allergic Conjunctiva response to light or heat
IV. Symptoms
- Bilateral eye involvement
- Watery Eye Discharge
- Photophobia
- Severe eye itching
V. Signs
- Recurs in warm weather
- Conjunctival injection with mucoid secretion
- Severe Palpebral Conjunctivitis
- Hard flattened papillae with furrows
- Large "cobblestone" appearance
VI. Complications
- Corneal Scarring and Conjunctival Scarring
VII. Course
- Recurrent for 5-10 years
- Spontaneously disappears after several years
VIII. Management
- Cold Compresses
- Topical Cromolyn Sodium (Opticrom)
- Ophthalmology referral for consideration of steroids
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D003233 |
| ICD9 | 372.13 |
| ICD10 | H10.44 |
| SnomedCT | 193867003, 20212001, 193774003, 318316003 |
| English | Conjunctivitides, Vernal, Vernal Conjunctivitides, Vernal conjunctivitis, Spring conjunctivitis, Spring ophthalmia, Vernal conjunctivitis (disorder), ophthalmia; spring, spring; ophthalmia, Vernal conjunctivitis (disorder) [Ambiguous], Vernal Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis, Vernal |
| Dutch | voorjaarsconjunctivitis, oftalmie; voorjaar, voorjaar; oftalmie, Conjunctivitis vernalis |
| German | Fruehjahrskonjunktivitis, Konjunktivitis, Frühjahrs- |
| Portuguese | Conjuntivite vernal, Conjuntivite Primaveril |
| Spanish | Conjuntivitis vernal, Conjuntivitis Primaveral, oftalmia de primavera, oftalmía de primavera, oftalmía primaveral, conjuntivitis vernal (trastorno), conjuntivitis vernal, conjuntivitis primaveral (trastorno), conjuntivitis primaveral, conjuntivitis vernal (concepto no activo) |
| Japanese | 春季カタル, ｼｭﾝｷｶﾀﾙ |
| French | Conjonctivite printanière, Conjonctivite vernale |
| Czech | Vernální konjunktivitida, jarní katar, konjunktivitida vernální |
| Hungarian | Conjunctivitis vernalis |
| Italian | Congiuntivite primaverile |
| Norwegian | Konjunktivitt, vernal |
