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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Leonardi, A.
• Bogacka, E.
• Fauquert, J. L.
• Kowalski, M. L.
• Groblewska, A.
• Jedrzejczak-Czechowicz, M.
• Doan, S.
• Marmouz, F.
• Demoly, P.
• Delgado, L.

Titel

Ocular allergy: recognizing and diagnosing hypersensitivity disorders of the ocular surface

Ist Teil von

• Allergy (Copenhagen), 2012-11, Vol.67 (11), p.1327-1337

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals【Remote access available】

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Ocular allergy includes several clinically different conditions that can be considered as hypersensitivity disorders of the ocular surface. The classification of these conditions is complex, and their epidemiology has not been adequately studied because of the lack of unequivocal nomenclature. Ocular allergy symptoms are often, but not always, associated with other allergic manifestations, mostly rhinitis. However, specific ocular allergic diseases need to be recognized and managed by a team that includes both an ophthalmologist and an allergist. The diagnosis of ocular allergy is usually based on clinical history and signs and symptoms, with the support of in vivo and in vitro tests when the identification of the specific allergic sensitization is required for patient management. The aims of this Task Force Report are (i) to unify the nomenclature and classification of ocular allergy, by combining the ophthalmology and allergy Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma criteria; (ii) to describe current methods of diagnosis; (iii) to summarize the therapeutic options for the management of ocular allergic inflammation.