Purpose: To evaluate the specific allergic sensitization and epidemiological characteristics
of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Methods: This retrospective non‐comparative case …

Background Previous reports have suggested that Th2-type cytokines are important in the
pathogenesis of ocular allergic diseases. The purpose of this study is to measure levels and …

The potential for ocular allergic patients to have a site-specific antigen sensitisation was
investigated using various diagnostic tests of allergen sensitivity in subjects with allergic …

PURPOSE: To identify clinical, demographic, immunologic, and health-related quality-of-life
data from a cohort of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) patients with the onset of the disease …

Objective To evaluate the effects of cyclosporin A (CsA) on cytokine and/or collagen
production, cell growth, and apoptosis in conjunctival fibroblast cultures. Methods Fibroblast …

Purpose.: Wilson disease (WD) is a disorder of hepatic copper metabolism leading to copper
accumulation in hepatocytes and in extrahepatic organs, as the brain and cornea. The aim …

PURPOSE: To measure multiple cytokine and chemokine production in tears of myopic
patients before and after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and in human corneal fibroblast …

Purpose: To investigate the activity of histamine-degradatiog enzymes in tears and plasma
of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Method: Tear and plasma samples were …

In order to assess the potential usefulness of CPT as a diagnostic tool for ocular allergy, the
correlation between skin/RAST tests and CPT was determined in 144 patients affected by …

Aims: This comparative and randomised pilot study assessed the clinical and biological
efficacy of Naaxia Sine® eye-drops versus levocabastine eye-drops in the treatment of …