Keratoconjunctivitis is inflammation (“itis”) of the cornea and conjunctiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When only the cornea is inflamed, it is called keratitis; when only the conjunctiva is inflamed, it is called conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are several potential causes of the inflammation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is used when the inflammation is due to dryness. (“Sicca” means “dryness” in medical contexts.)
* The term “Vernal keratoconjunctivitis” (VKC) is used to refer to keratoconjunctivitis occurring in spring, and is usually considered to be due to allergens.
* “Atopic keratoconjunctivitis” is one manifestation of atopy.
* “Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis” is caused by an adenovirus infection.
* “Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis” (IBK) is a disease affecting cattle caused by the bacteria Moraxella bovis.
* “Superior limbic keratoconjuctivitis” is thought to be caused by mechanical trauma.
* “Keratoconjunctivitis photoelectrica” (arc eye) means inflammation caused by UV light. This can be caused, by example, by welding without wearing protective eye glass. The inflammation will only appear after about 6 to 12 hours. It can be treated by rest, as the inflammation usually heals after 24-48 hours. Proper eye protection should be worn to prevent keratoconjunctivitis photoelectrica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Keratoconjunctivitis is inflammation (“itis”) of the cornea and conjunctiva. When only the cornea is inflamed, it is called keratitis; when only the conjunctiva is inflamed, it is called conjunctivitis. There are several potential causes of the inflammation: * Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is used when the inflammation is due to dryness. (“Sicca” … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}