MONTELUKAST: NEWER MODALITY IN VERNAL KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS (VKC)

Authors

  • Dr. Prachi Shukla Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, India
  • Dr Rajiv Gupta Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Melaka 75150, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v3i6.365

Keywords:

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Abstract

Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic, bilateral allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva. The disease is seasonal, recurrent & commonly seen among young boys.

Common symptoms of the disease are redness, itching, lacrimation, photophobia, foreign body sensation & a characteristic ropy discharge. Signs found in VKC are conjunctival congestion, giant papillae involving upper palpebral conjunctiva & the limbus, Tranta’s dots & superficial keratitis. (1,2).  Patients with VKC frequently have a positive family history or history of allergic diseases like asthma, rhinitis, atopic dermatitis etc.(3).

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Published

2019-07-07

How to Cite

Shukla, D. P., & Gupta, D. R. (2019). MONTELUKAST: NEWER MODALITY IN VERNAL KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS (VKC). International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 3(6), 267–270. https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v3i6.365

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 6 (2019)

Section

Research Articles