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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/35338| Title: | The involvement of contact lenses in ocular allergies |
| Authors: | Sciberras, Karen |
| Keywords: | Contact lenses -- Complications Eye -- Diseases Conjunctivitis, Allergic -- Malta -- Case studies |
| Issue Date: | 1992 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Pharmacy |
| Citation: | Sciberras, K. (1992). The involvement of contact lenses in ocular allergies . In A. Serracino-Inglott (Ed.), Pharmacy Final Year Students 1992 Project Abstracts, Vol. 2, (pp. 478-487). University of Malta. Department of Pharmacy. |
| Abstract: | Contact Lens-Associated Papillary Conjunctivitis (CLAPC), formerly known as giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC), has been defined as a papillary reaction of the tarsal conjunctiva of the upper eyelid due to contact lens (CL) wear, in which the papillae reach a diameter of 1.0mm or more, are elevated, and are associated with the discharge of mucus and/or the symptom of itching. Loss of CL wearing time and eventual CL intolerance often result from CLAPC. An understanding of GPC is given diagrammatically in Figure 1. GPC resembles vernal conjunctivitis, a condition of the eyelid long considered to be a hypersensitivity response. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/35338 |
| Appears in Collections: | Pharmacy final year students 1992 project abstracts : volume two |
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