ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS

Course overview

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS IS ENCOUNTERED IN UP TO 40 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION, BUT ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS SEEK MEDICAL HELP. ITCHING IS THE MOST CONSISTENT SIGN OF ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS, AND TREATMENT CONSISTS OF TOPICAL ANTIHISTAMINES AND MAST CELL INHIBITORS. THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.