Fibrosing Conjunctivitis
Chapter 4 Fibrosing Conjunctivitis H. Robin and T. Hoang-Xuan Conjunctival fibrosis would be a far more frequent finding in patients with chronic conjunctivitis if more attention was paid to this…
Ocular Surface Defense Mechanisms
Chapter 2 Ocular Surface Defense Mechanisms C. Baudouin, F. Becquet, M. Saint-Jean, B. Kantelip, and F. Deschamps Fig. 2.1 Immune defenses: the battleground The description of the functional anatomy…
Systemic Diseases and Conjunctivitis
Chapter 9 Systemic Diseases and Conjunctivitis C. Creuzot-Garcher Fig. A Schirmer I test Fig. B Tear film break-up time: biomicroscopic examination with blue light illumination shows “dark spots” in the…
Allergic Conjunctivitis
Chapter 3 Allergic Conjunctivitis D. Hannouche and T. Hoang-Xuan Like all allergies, those affecting the eyes pose an important public health problem because of their morbidity. One sixth of the…
Ocular Rosacea
Chapter 5 Ocular Rosacea T. Hoang-Xuan Acne rosacea, often more simply called rosacea, has been known for centuries. It produces a characteristic facial appearance when complicated by rhinophyma, as depicted…
Iatrogenic Disorders of the Ocular Surface
Chapter 8 Iatrogenic Disorders of the Ocular Surface C. Baudouin Fig. 8.1 Contact allergy 48 hours after eyedrop instillation Fig. 8.2 Lissamine green staining localized to the nasal bulbar conjunctiva…
Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
Chapter 7 Chlamydial Conjunctivitis C. Creuzot-Garcher and V. Guerzider Fig. 7.1 Florid-stage trachomatous conjunctivitis: follicles and papillae (courtesy of Dr. Chauvin, Montpellier) Fig. 7.2 Superior limbal follicles in florid trachoma…
Ligneous Conjunctivitis
Chapter 11 Ligneous Conjunctivitis T. Hoang-Xuan Ligneous conjunctivitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the conjunctiva, is both mysterious and astonishing in its clinical manifestations. More than half a century after…
Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis
Chapter 10 Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis T. Hoang-Xuan Fig. A Patient with Graves’ ophthalmopathy and superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) Fig. B Papillary hyperplasia of the superior palpebral conjunctiva Fig. C Fluorescein…
