A review of non-pharmacological and pharmacological management of seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis.
Bilkhu PS, Wolffsohn JS, Naroo SA.SourceOphthalmic Research Group, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.
Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association.Cont Lens Anterior Eye.2011 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Allergic eye disease encompasses a group of hypersensitivity disorders which primarily affect the conjunctiva and its prevalence is increasing. It is estimated to affect 8% of patients attending optometric practice but is poorly managed and rarely involves ophthalmic assessment. Seasonal allergic co
Daglia M.SourceDepartment of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Current opinion in biotechnology.Curr Opin Biotechnol.2011 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced by higher plants, which play multiple essential roles in plant physiology and have potential healthy properties on human organism, mainly as antioxidants, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antihypertensive, and antimicrobial agents. In the p
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… The results showed that GLJ use was substantially higher among elderly people (65 years old and above) and people under long-term treatment with antihypertensives, antiallergics or antidiabetics. …