Professional paper

Treatment of Allergic Conjunctivitis with Olopatadine

Ksenija Karaman
Ljubo Znaor
Slavica Cvitanović
Irena Marković
Snježana Miljak
Alen Siničić

Abstract

Allergy symptoms that affect the eyes are common in adults and children worldwide. Ocular allergies cause itching, chemosis, tearing, redness, and swelling of the eyelids in sensitized individuals. This is a preliminary report on a study aimed at assessing the olopatadine therapy efficacy in resolving the signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. Twenty patients (11 female and 9 male) were included in the study. They were treated with olopatadine 1 mg/mL solution. Clinical effects were recorded at 5 minutes of the first application and at 15 days of continuous application. Discomfort, itching, eye redness, tearing and foreign body sensation were graded on a scale from 0 to 3. Statistical analysis showed that all symptoms and signs responded favorably to olopatadine therapy. The results also showed olopatadine to be more efficacious in patients with acute than in those with chronic allergic diseases. No side effects were recorded. As these are only preliminary results, more information will be available upon completion of the large-scale study.

Keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Seasonal conjunctivitis; Perennial conjunctivitis; Atopic conjunctivitis; Vernal conjunctivitis; Olopatadine; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

22760

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22760

Publication date:

1.4.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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