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Date Published: 05/01/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v508i1.1511
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Vol. 508 No. 1 (2021)
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Hữu Lê, N. ., Trọng Dũng, P. ., & Hải Nam, D. . (2022). EFICACY OF NON-PRESERVATIVE ARTIFICIAL TEARS IN THE TREATMENT OF SEASONAL ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS AND PERENNIAL ALLERGIC CONJUNTIVITIS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 508(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v508i1.1511

EFICACY OF NON-PRESERVATIVE ARTIFICIAL TEARS IN THE TREATMENT OF SEASONAL ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS AND PERENNIAL ALLERGIC CONJUNTIVITIS

Nguyễn Hữu Lê1,, Phan Trọng Dũng2, Dư Hải Nam2
1 Nghe An Department of Health
2 Nghe An Eye Hospital

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Abstract

The clinical form of seasonal, perennial allergic conjunctivitis of allergic conjunctivitis is often overlooked, easily confused with transient irritation of the eye with wind, dust, or conjunctivitis caused by infectious factors. In fact, when diagnosed, patients will be treated immediately with anti-allergic drugs while not really needed. Descriptive study, clinical intervention comparing before, after and without control on 62 subjects with confirmed diagnosis of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis and perennial allergic conjunctivitis at Nghe An Eye Hospital since May. April 1999 to August 2020. Patients were treated with artificial tears without preservatives (Vismed) eye drops 4 times a day, followed up for 3 months at the time points after 1 week, after 1 month and after 3 months of treatment. The results showed that the mean scores of symptoms (itching, photophobia, lacrimation, eyelid swelling, conjunctival edema and punctate epithelitis) all decreased statistically significantly after 1 week, 1 month and after 3 months of treatment with Vismed artificial tears (p<0.001). The rate of patients recovered increased from 1 week of treatment, to after 3 months of treatment, most of the patients were cured, after 3 months of treatment only 3 patients (4.8%) were relieved of their symptoms. Research has shown the effectiveness of non-preservative artificial tears in the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis.

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Allergic conjunctivitis, Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, Perennial allergic conjunctivitis, artificial tears, preservatives

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