Digitally Analyzed Conjunctival Redness: Does Repeated Conjunctival Provocation Intrinsically Cause Local Desensitization of the Eye? | Zendy

Claas Gloistein | Zendy; Anatoli Astvatsatourov | Zendy; Silke Allekotte | Zendy; Ralph Mösges﻿ | Zendy

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Digitally Analyzed Conjunctival Redness: Does Repeated Conjunctival Provocation Intrinsically Cause Local Desensitization of the Eye?

Author(s) -

Claas Gloistein,

Anatoli Astvatsatourov,

Silke Allekotte,

Ralph Mösges

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international archives of allergy and immunology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1423-0097

pISSN - 1018-2438

DOI - 10.1159/000443273

Subject(s) - provocation test , desensitization (medicine) , immunology , medicine , tears , conjunctiva , dermatology , pathology , receptor , alternative medicine

Allergic reactions in patients with seasonal or perennial rhinoconjunctivitis mediated by airborne allergens can be effectively assessed with the conjunctival provocation test (CPT). The CPT is a fast and easy diagnostic procedure that challenges the ocular mucosa with instillations of allergen solutions into the conjunctival region. This paper aimed to investigate the possible influence of repeated diagnostic CPT procedures on the patient's clinical presentation, i.e. to analyze desensitization effects caused by diagnostic solutions and to show the reproducibility of CPT results.

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