ACUTE FOLLICULAR CONJUNCTIVITIS

Acute follicular conjunctivitis is an acute catarrhal conjunctivitis"OR KNOWN AS ACUTE MUCOPURULENT CONJUNCTIVITIS" associated with marked follicular hyperplasia especially of the lower fornix and lower palpebral conjunctiva.

General clinical features
Symptoms are similar to acute catarrhal conjunctivitis and include: redness, watering, mild mucoid discharge, mild photophobia and feeling of

ADULT INCLUSION CONJUNCTIVITIS

Adult Inclusion conjunctivitis is a type of acute follicular conjunctivitis associated with mucopurulent discharge. It usually affects the
sexually active young adults.

Etiology
Inclusion conjunctivitis is caused by serotypes D to
K of Chlamydia trachomatis. The primary source of
infection is urethritis in males and cervicitis in

TRACHOMA Symptoms & Signs

Symptoms

• In the absence of secondary infection, symptoms are minimal and include mild foreign body sensation in the eyes, occasional lacrimation, slight stickiness of the lids and scanty mucoid discharge.
• In the presence of secondary infection, typical symptoms of acute mucopurulent conjunctivitis develop.

Signs
A. Conjunctival signs
1. Congestion of upper tarsal and forniceal conjunctiva.

2. Conjunctival follicles. Follicles (Fig. 1 and Fig.2) look like boiled

what is trachoma ?

Trachoma (previously known as Egyptian ophthalmia) is a chronic keratoconjunctivitis, primarily affecting the superficial epithelium of
conjunctiva and cornea simultaneously. It is characterised by a mixed follicular and papillary response of conjunctival tissue. It is still one of the
leading causes of 

CHLAMYDIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS

Chlamydia lie midway between bacteria and viruses,
sharing some of the properties of both. Like viruses,
they are obligate intracellular and filterable, whereas
like bacteria they contain both