الفهرس 
Anatomy & Physiology of the ConjunctivaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Summary and Conclusion
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a very common bilateral
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva that can lead to vision
threatening problems such as shield ulcer and corneal opacity. It can
also affect the corneal topography and lead to topographic changes as
astigmatism and keratoconus. Early diagnosis and treatment of patients
can protect them from those serious complications.
Variable treatment modalities were tried such as topical and
systemic anti-histaminics, topical steroids and mast cell stabilizers.
Supratarsal injection of triamcinolone acetonide was proved to be a
safe and effective method for treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
Corneal topography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique
for mapping the surface curvature of the cornea. In our study we used
the Sirius pentacam device to evaluate corneal topographic changes
before and after supratarsal injection of triamcinolone acetonide.
This study included 40 eyes of 20 patients with vernal
keratoconjunctivitis who visited Tanta University Hospital and
Kalawoon Eye Hospital. The patients were treated with supratarsal
triamcinolone injection and corneal topography was done for them
before and after injection.
Patients were evaluated pre and postoperative. This included
history taking and full clinical examination. Follow up visits 1 day and
1 month after injection was done to assess signs of recovery. Corneal
topography with Sirius pentacam was done before injection, 3 months