Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 1992  |  Volume : 40  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 9--10

Immunotherapy in allergic conjunctivitis


OM Prakash1, KR Murthy2 
1 Physician and Allergist, St Martha s Hospital, Bangalore, India
2 Consultant Ophthalmologist, Prabha Eye Clinic, Bangalore, India

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Eighty patients with allergic conjunctivitis were treated with immunotherapy employing specific allergens. Sixty-two percent of these showed beneficial response. In cases of vernal conjunctivitis needing topical steroid preparations frequently for control of symptoms, immunotherapy is worth attempting to cause remission of symptoms.


How to cite this article:
Prakash O M, Murthy K R. Immunotherapy in allergic conjunctivitis.Indian J Ophthalmol 1992;40:9-10


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Prakash O M, Murthy K R. Immunotherapy in allergic conjunctivitis. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 1992 [cited 2023 Mar 23 ];40:9-10
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