&lt;p&gt;Epidemiology and molecular diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis in patients attending Hamadan, west Iran ophthalmology clinics 2016–2017&lt;/p&gt;

Johari-Moghadam, Mohamad-Mehdi; Yari, Milad Mohamad; Jalilian, Farid Azizi; Amini, Razieh; Bazzazi, Nooshin

doi:10.2147/opto.s217722

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“…Most of the etiologies of EPS are associated with a pathophysiological inflammatory mechanism [ 15 ]. Viral conjunctivitis is considered the most common etiology of infectious conjunctivitis [ 16 - 19 ]. In our study, we found a high prevalence of EPS that occurred post-viral conjunctivitis (86.4%).…”

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Acquired symptomatic external punctal stenosis: A tertiary referral center study

Nassief¹,

Alduwailah²,

Lotfy³

2021

Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol

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Background: To report the prevalence of acquired symptomatic external punctal stenosis (EPS) in a tertiary referral center in Kuwait, and to study the associated risk factors, etiologies, and management outcomes. Methods: This prospective interventional hospital-based study was performed at the Farwaniya governmental hospital in Kuwait between November 2018 and November 2019. All patients were referred to the oculoplastic clinic with symptomatic epiphora, age > 18 years, epiphora Munk score ≥ 0, tear film meniscus ≥ 2 mm, and punctum with grade ≤ 2 (smaller than normal size, but recognizable EPS) were included. Exclusion criteria were congenital causes of epiphora, previous eyelid surgeries, and traumatic or neoplastic causes of punctal or canalicular obstruction. Results: A total of 418 patients with symptomatic epiphora, who were referred to our oculoplastic clinic, were enrolled in our study. The prevalence of EPS was 70.3%. Examination of the puncta revealed different shapes, including tangential, pinpoint, elevated, slit-shaped, horse shoe-shaped, and membranous puncta, with the tangential type accounting for the greatest proportion (65.3%). Bilateral punctal stenosis was observed in 206 patients (70.1%) and unilateral involvement in 88 patients (29.9%). Dilatation and syringing were performed for all puncta upon diagnosis, and repeated dilatation was performed for 225 puncta (32.7%). Placement of a Mini-Monoka tube was performed in 11 puncta (1.6%). Conclusions: EPS was a common cause of symptomatic epiphora in our study. Aging and female sex were identified as common risk factors. Most etiological factors of EPS were associated with a pathophysiological inflammatory mechanism. For exact estimates of its prevalence, a population-based study is necessary in future. Keywords: punctal stenosis, dry eye, chronic blepharitis, Mini Monoka, Kuwait, prevalence, epiphora

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Acquired symptomatic external punctal stenosis: A tertiary referral center study

Nassief¹,

Alduwailah²,

Lotfy³

2021

Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol

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“…Conjunctivitis is one of the main causes of redness and discharge of the eyes, and its prevalence varies according to the patients’ gender and age, and different seasons of the year [ 16 ]. To the best of our knowledge, there is little evidence available in Iran about conjunctivitis caused by M. catarrhalis , although some studies have been performed on the bacterial and viral agents that cause the disease [ 17 , 18 ]. We observed a higher occurrence of conjunctivitis in male (65%) when compared to female (35%) patients.…”

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Low prevalence of Moraxella catarrhalis in the patients who suffered from conjunctivitis in the southwest of Iran

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Objective Moraxella catarrhalis is a non-motile Gram-negative diplococcus bacterium that contributed to several human infections including conjunctivitis. This study aimed to reveal the prevalence of M. catarrhalis in patients who suffered from conjunctivitis in Ahvaz city, southwest of Iran. Results Out of 100 conjunctiva swab specimens, M. catarrhalis was isolated only from one (1%) conjunctivitis cases using the culture method. This strain was isolated from a 34 years old female patient. Also, the results of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were in agreement with the culture method, and the specimen that showed positive culture was also positive for specific gene of M. catarrhalis. The remaining 99 specimens did not show positive results with any of the culture and PCR methods.

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“…[ 5 ] Furthermore, it has been reported that 94.5% of patients with suspected viral conjunctivitis or keratoconjunctivitis were positive for adenovirus. [ 6 ]…”

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The effect of povidone-iodine 2% eye drops in the treatment of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis

Mirzaei

Soleimani²,

Tabatabaei³

et al. 2023

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology

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BACKGROUND: Keratoconjunctivitis is one of the most common pathologies worldwide, caused by several infectious and noninfectious factors. This study aimed to determine the effect of povidone-iodine 2% eye drops in treating adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. METHODS: This analytic cross-sectional study was conducted on patients referred to Farabi Eye Hospital Records of patients with adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, more than 12 years of age, and no allergy to iodine who were treated by povidone-iodine 2% eye drops four times a day were assessed. Data included demographic characteristics, family history of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, follicular conjunctivitis, petechial conjunctival hemorrhages, periauricular lymphadenopathy, and the presence of conjunctival pseudomembrane were collected from the records. Discharge decrease, injection decrease, swelling decrease, pseudomembrane formation, periauricular lymphadenopathy, and subepithelial infiltration on the 7 th day of assessment by physical examination were reported. RESULTS: Patients with a mean (±standard deviation) age of 33.77 (11.01) years were assessed. At the baseline, 95 (99.0%) follicular conjunctivitis, 94 (97.9%) petechial conjunctival hemorrhages, 29 (30.2%) periauricular lymphadenopathy, and 5 (5.2%) conjunctival pseudomembrane were recorded. On the 7 th day of treatment, the discharge decreased in 92.7% of patients, and the injection decreased in 90.6%. The swelling decrease was also detected in 79.2% of patients. Subepithelial infiltration was only seen in 21.9% of the study population. Results showed that 2.1% of patients had periauricular lymphadenopathy, and only 13 out of 96 patients (13.5%) had pseudomembrane formation after 7 days. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the safety, availability, and tolerability of povidone-iodine and its promising effects on patients with adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, further clinical trials assessing the impact of this drug in a longer duration of follow-up can be recommended.

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<p>Epidemiology and molecular diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis in patients attending Hamadan, west Iran ophthalmology clinics 2016–2017</p>

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Acquired symptomatic external punctal stenosis: A tertiary referral center study

Acquired symptomatic external punctal stenosis: A tertiary referral center study

Low prevalence of Moraxella catarrhalis in the patients who suffered from conjunctivitis in the southwest of Iran

The effect of povidone-iodine 2% eye drops in the treatment of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis

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