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Allergic conjunctivitis risk factors

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Numerous established and probable risk factors have been elucidated in the pathogenesis of allergic conjunctivitis.

Risk factors

Risk factors

Changing climates^[1]
Increasing pollution^[1]
Genetics^[1]
Cigarette pollutants^[1]
Allergic disease in early childhood^[1]
Mixed pollen, thresher dust, raw cotton^[2]
Prenatal maternal paracetamol intake^[3]
Insufficient vitamin D supplementation in the postnatal period^[3]

References

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Rathi VM, Murthy SI (2017). “Allergic conjunctivitis”. Community Eye Health. 30 (99): S7–S10. PMC 5968423. PMID 29849438.
↑ Ahmed A, Minhas K, Micheal S, Ahmad F (2011). “Prevalence of skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in the Pakistani population”. Public Health. 125 (5): 324–6. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2011.02.005. PMID 21524426.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Doğan Ü, Ağca S (2018). “Investigation of possible risk factors in the development of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis”. Int J Ophthalmol. 11 (9): 1508–1513. doi:10.18240/ijo.2018.09.13. PMC 6133885. PMID 30225226.

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